Table 3

Activity 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

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

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

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