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Community-acquired pneumonia

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Prognosis

Note: elderly patients who survive an episode of community-acquired pneumonia remain at increased risk of dying, particularly from pneumonia. a  

Why?

An episode of pneumonia in the elderly increases the risk of dying particularly from pneumonia

Patient Prognostic Factor Outcome CER RR
(95% CI)		 NNF+
(95% CI)
elderly a survived community-acquired pneumonia
independent 		death
at 9 years 		48%
(46% to 49%) 		1.5
(1.2 to 1.9)		 5
(3 to 13)
    pneumonia-related death
at 9 years 		7.9%
(7.1% to 8.8%) 		2.1
(1.3 to 3.4)		 12
(5 to 42)

 

Expiry date: July 2003
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Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   M   Kamei
CAT Writers   C   Ball , CJ   Wotton , B   Phillips