Table 1 Baseline characteristics, disease severity, and recovery of patients presenting with CAP: October–December 2016
| Â | Consenting participants* | Declined participation or excluded* | |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 44) | (n = 38) | ||
Demographics | Age (years) | 73.5 [63.0–80.0] | 77 [72.0–84.0] |
Males | 23 (52.3%) | 23 (60.1%) | |
NESB | 5 (11.4%) | 18 (47.4%) | |
Aged care resident | 4 (9.1%) | 7 (18.4%) | |
Lives alone | 3 (6.8%) | 10 (26.3%) | |
Premorbid health status | CCMI ≥ 7 | 14 (31.8%) | 15 (39.5%) |
Anxiety/depression | 7 (15.9%) | 7 (18.4%) | |
Chronic pulmonary disease | 26 (59.1%) | 18 (47.4%) | |
CCF | 9 (20.5%) | 9 (23.7%) | |
Diabetes | 16 (36.4%) | 16 (42.1%) | |
Dementia | 1 (2.2%) | 7 (18.4%) | |
Malnutrition (MST score ≥ 2) | 11 (25.0%) | 15 (39.4%) | |
Walks without assistance†| 43 (97.7%) | 30 (78.9%) | |
Disease severity and complications | CURB-65‡ ≥ 3 | 19 (43.2%) | 19 (50.0%) |
ICU admission | 0 (0%) | 4 (10.5%) | |
Acute cardiac event | 5 (11.4%) | 8 (21.1%) | |
Exacerbation CCF | 7 (15.9%) | 5 (13.2%) | |
Acute confusion | 1 (2.2%) | 10 (26.3%) | |
Recovery | LOS (days) | 4 [3–5] | 4 [3–6] |
30-day readmission | 3 (6.8%) | 6 (15.8%) | |
In hospital mortality | 0 (0%) | 1 (2.6%) | |
Death within 30 days | 1 (2.3%) | 3 (7.9%) | |