|
Age: median (range)
|
74
|
(18–96)
|
73
|
(18–98)
|
79
|
(18–98)
|
0.05
|
|
Sex Female: n (%)
|
158
|
40.0%
|
100
|
46.0%
|
60
|
45.1%
|
0.29
|
|
Nursing home residents: n (%)
|
55
|
14.0%
|
31
|
14.0%
|
18
|
13.5%
|
0.97
|
|
Suspected aspiration: n (%)
|
39
|
9.9%
|
20
|
9.3%
|
7
|
5.3%
|
0.25
|
|
Antibiotics prior to ED: n (%)
|
100
|
25.5%
|
54
|
25.1%
|
18
|
13.5%
|
0.01
|
|
Known beta lactam allergy n (%)
|
42
|
10.7%
|
23
|
10.6%
|
21
|
15.8%
|
0.25
|
|
Non-immediate
|
13
| |
6
| |
15
| | |
|
Uncertain
|
21
| |
17
| |
2
| | |
|
Immediate
|
8
| |
0
| |
4
| | |
|
PSI class (%)
| | | | | | | |
|
I
|
11.9%
| |
13.4%
| |
12.8%
| | |
|
II
|
14.5%
| |
17.2%
| |
14.3%
| | |
|
III
|
17.3%
| |
14.8%
| |
11.3%
| | |
|
IV
|
33.4%
|
}56.1%
|
28.8%
|
}54.4%
|
31.5%
|
}61.6%
|
0.39
|
|
V
|
22.7%
| |
25.6%
| |
30.1%
| | |
|
CURB severe n (%)
|
182
|
46.4%
|
96
|
44.6%
|
55
|
41.3%
|
0.65
|
|
ICU admission any time n (%)
|
26
|
6.6%
|
12
|
5.6%
|
10
|
7.5%
|
0.76
|
|
Length of stay – days, median (range)
|
4
|
(1–76)
|
4
|
(1–51)
|
4
|
(1–41)
|
0.93
|
|
Death: Total n (%)
|
37
|
9.4%
|
14
|
6.5%
|
21
|
15.7%
|
0.15*
|
|
Death: (excl. died in ED) n (%)
|
35/390
|
8.9%
|
12/213
|
6.5%
|
16/128
|
7.8%
|
0.23*
|
|
Comorbidities: (%)
| | | | | | | |
|
CCF
|
20.4
| |
15.3
| |
18.0
| |
0.30
|
|
COAD
|
23.4
| |
15.3
| |
26.3
| |
0.02
|
|
Neoplasia
|
13.7
| |
14.4
| |
16.5
| |
0.73
|
|
CRF
|
11.9
| |
13.0
| |
12.7
| |
0.92
|
|
Dementia
|
13.2
| |
14.4
| |
21.0
| |
0.09
|
|
Alcohol
|
9.6
| |
7.9
| |
5.2
| |
0.27
|
|
CVA
|
18.8
| |
17.6
| |
12.8
| |
0.27
|
|
Diabetes
|
22.2
| |
22.7
| |
19.5
| |
0.76
|
|
Age >85
|
19.6
| |
12.5
| |
27.0
| |
<0.01
|
