Inpatient medical indicators by CURB-65 (Confusion, Urea, Respiratory rate, Blood pressure, and age ≥65 yrs) scores
| Medical indicators | CURB-65 score | Total | p-value | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Patients n | 153 | 247 | 406 | 222 | 62 | 10 | 1100 | ||
| Length of antibiotic therapy days# | 11.6±4 | 10.5±2.8 | 10.9±3.3 | 10.9±3.5 | 11.3±3.9 | 9.2±5 | 10.9±3.4 | 0.07 | |
| Length of intravenous therapy mean days# | 2.6±2.2 | 2.6±2.4 | 2.9±2.7 | 3.3±3.7 | 4.9±4.8 | 5.6±4.6 | 2.9±2.9 | <0.001 | |
| Mortality | |||||||||
| In-hospital mortality | 0 (0) | 3 (1.2) | 24 (5.9) | 42 (18.9) | 22 (35.5) | 5 (50) | 96 (8.7) | <0.001 | |
| 30-day mortality | 0 (0) | 4 (1.6) | 35 (8.6) | 47 (21.2) | 26 (41.9) | 6 (60) | 118 (10.7) | <0.001 | |
| Mortality¶ | |||||||||
| In-hospital mortality | 0 (0) | 3 (1.2) | 16 (4.1) | 23 (11.4) | 10 (20.8) | 4 (44.4) | 56 (5.3) | <0.001 | |
| 30-day mortality | 0 (0) | 4 (1.6) | 24 (6.1) | 27 (13.4) | 12 (25) | 5 (55.6) | 72 (6.8) | <0.001 | |
| Admission to intensive care unit¶ | 1 (0.7) | 8 (3.2) | 21 (5.3) | 11 (5.5) | 3 (6.3) | 1 (11.1) | 45 (4.3) | 0.12 | |
| Mechanical ventilation¶ | 0 (0) | 2 (0.8) | 9 (2.3) | 4 (2) | 2 (4.2) | 1 (11.1) | 18 (1.7) | 0.04 | |
| 30-day readmission | 1 (0.7) | 4 (1.6) | 14 (3.5) | 11 (5) | 3 (4.8) | 0 (0) | 33 (3) | 0.12 | |
| Length of hospital stay# | |||||||||
| Days | 4.5±3.1 | 4.4±3 | 5.3±4.7) | 5.9±4.9 | 7±6.5 | 7±6 | 5.1±4.3 | <0.001 | |
| Days median | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | <0.001 | |
| ≤3 days | 65 (42.5) | 113 (46.3) | 153 (40.1) | 54 (30) | 9 (22.5) | 2 (40) | 396 (39.4) | <0.01 | |
Data are presented as mean±sd or n (%). #: in-hospital deaths excluded. ¶: deaths from pneumonia as an expected terminal event of a chronic disabling illness excluded.