@article {DurmazP2523, author = {Feride Durmaz and Aysin Sakar Coskun and Yavuz Havlucu and Aykut Cilli and Burcu Karaboga and Oguz Kilinc and Seda Salman and Sezai Tasbakan and Abdullah Sayiner}, title = {Effect of smoking on prognosis and mortality in patients hospitalized due to community acquired pneumonia}, volume = {44}, number = {Suppl 58}, elocation-id = {P2523}, year = {2014}, publisher = {European Respiratory Society}, abstract = {This study investigated the effect of smoking on prgnosis and mortality in patients with CAP by using the Pneumonia Data Base (PDB).702 hospitalized CAP patients and registered to PDB in Pulmonary Departments of Celal Bayar,Akdeniz,Dokuz Eylul University,and Ege Universities between November 2009 and May 2013 were included to the study.PDB that prepared by Turkish Thoracic Society Respiratory Infections Scientific Assembly included the datas about findings of patients at first day hospitalization,controls at hospitalization and discharged date,and treatment results at first month.There were 66,2\% male and mean age was 65 years.The percentage of never smoker,current smoker,and ex-smoker were 37,2\%,11\%,and 51,7\% respectively.In current smokers,ALT andAST levels were found significantly higher and oxygen saturation were found lower.There were no relation between smoking status and CRP and PCT.PSI was found significantly higher in ex-smokers whereas there was no relation between CURB-65 and smoking status.No relation was found between smoking status and hospitalization duration and treatment cost.According to treatment results,in 3-5 days,percentage of totally cured patients were high in active smokers and the percentage of partially cured patients were high in never smokers and ex-smokers.Mortality rate was found as 8,5\%.Older age,presence of comorbidity,presence of smoking history were found related with mortality.As a result,we found that smoking affect many factors realted with CAP development and prognosis negatively and it increases the mortality in CAP with other factors like presence of comorbidity and older age.}, issn = {0903-1936}, URL = {https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/44/Suppl_58/P2523}, eprint = {https://erj.ersjournals.com/content}, journal = {European Respiratory Journal} }