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Table 3 Activity for admissions with community-acquired pneumonia, overall and by year of admission: 1995 to 1999 versus 2000 to 2004

From: Community-acquired pneumonia on the intensive care unit: secondary analysis of 17,869 cases in the ICNARC Case Mix Programme Database

 

All admissions

Admissions 1995 to 1999

Admissions 2000 to 2004

P value

Length of stay prior to admission to the CMP unit, days

2 (0–7)

1 (0–6)

2 (0–7)

<0.001

Length of stay in CMP unit, days

    

   Survivors

6 (3–14)

6 (3–13)

6 (3–14)

0.871

   Non-survivors

4 (1–10)

4 (1–11)

4 (1–9)

0.098

Total length of stay in hospitala, days

    

   Survivors

30 (17–53)

28 (16–51)

31 (17–55)

<0.001

   Non-survivors

12 (4–26)

12 (4–27)

12 (4–26)

0.749

  1. Values are median (interquartile range). aExcluding readmissions within the same hospital stay. CMP, Case Mix Programme.