Health-Care Associated Pneumonia (HGAP): Identification of Low and High-Risk Patients

摘要

Objective: To identify low and high-risk sub-groups of patients admitted for Health-Care Associated Pneumonia (HCAP).Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of patients hospitalized for HCAP. Demographic data, co-morbidity, clinical features, laboratory findings, and chest radiographic changes were used to construct logistic regression models that employed Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) or CURB-65 to predict 30-day mortality and guide the creation of low- and high-risk sub-groups.