Table 2

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


All admissions
Admissions 1995 to 1999
Admissions 2000 to 2004
P value


N
%
n
%
n
%


Mortality in CMP unit
6,228
(34.9)
1,757
(33.0)
4,471
(35.7)
<0.001
Ultimate hospital mortalitya
8,609
(49.4)
2,484
(47.7)
6,125
(50.1)
0.004

aExcluding readmissions within the same hospital stay. CMP, Case Mix Programme.

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