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Activity for admissions with community-acquired pneumonia, overall and by year of admission: 1995 to 1999 versus 2000 to 2004 |
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| All admissions |
Admissions 1995 to 1999 |
Admissions 2000 to 2004 |
P value |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Values are median (interquartile range). aExcluding readmissions within the same hospital stay. CMP, Case Mix Programme. | ||||
Woodhead et al. Critical Care 2006 10(Suppl 2):S1 doi:10.1186/cc4927 |
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