| Factors Associated with Early Death in Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia. |
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Hun Pyo Park, Yong Woo Seo, Jeong Eun Lee, Young Ho Kim, Young Yun Jang, Soon Hyo Park, Chang Kyun Seo, Young June Jeon, Mi Young Lee, Won Il Choi |
1Department of Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. wichoi@dsmc.or.kr
2Department of Preventive Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. |
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| Abstract |
BACKGROUND
Early death is an important problem associated with the management of community-acquired pneumonia. However, there is little information on the risk factors associated with it. The aim of this study was to identify the factors associated with early death in community-acquired pneumonia patients. METHODS: From January 1999 to July 2004, 1,487 adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia who were admitted to the pulmonary department via emergency center were examined. Early death was defined as those who died within 2 days of hospitalization. The clinical and laboratory aspects of the patients who died early (n=30) were compared with those of an age and gender matched control population (n=60) . RESULTS: In the early death group, respiratory rate, heart rate, and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) were significant higher (p<0.05 for all), while the arterial pH, systolic pressure, and PaO2 were significant lower (p<0.05 for all) than the control. The independent factor significantly associated with early death was tachypnea (OR, 7.049). CONCLUSION: The importance of an early clinical assessment in emergency center with community-acquired pneumonia needs to be emphasized in order to recognize patients at risk of early death. |
| Key Words:
Community-acquired pneumonia, Clinical manifestation, Tachypnea |
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