TABLE 2.
Blood Culture, Pneumonia Complications and Pleural Drainage Rates by Hospital
| Hospital 1 | Hospital 2 | Hospital 3 | Hospital 4 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | 181 (27.5) | 167 (25.4) | 167 (25.4) | 143 (21.7) | |
| No blood culture performed (N = 289) | 75 (41.4) | 96 (57.5) | 68 (40.7) | 50 (35.0) | <0.01 |
| Blood culture performed (N = 369) | |||||
| Bacteremia | 5 (4.7) | 5 (7.0) | 10 (10.1) | 6 (6.5) | 0.637 |
| Contaminated | 4 (3.8) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (1.0) | 2 (2.2) | |
| Negative | 97 (91.5) | 65 (91.6) | 88 (88.9) | 85 (91.4) | |
| Pneumonia complications | |||||
| Uncomplicated | 172 (95.0) | 152 (91.0) | 153 (91.6) | 124 (86.7) | 0.143 |
| Complicated* | 8 (4.4) | 13 (7.8) | 14 (8.4) | 16 (11.2) | |
| Metastatic complication† | 1 (0.6) | 2 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.1) | |
| Pleural drainage procedure | 11 (6.1) | 8 (4.8) | 7 (4.2) | 15 (10.5) | 0.101 |
| Discharge antibiotic | |||||
| None | 5 (2.8) | 18 (10.8) | 11 (6.6) | 11 (7.7) | |
| Enteral | 175 (96.7) | 137 (82.0) | 153 (91.6) | 126 (88.1) | 0.004 |
| Parenteral | 1 (0.6) | 12 (7.2) | 3 (1.8) | 6 (4.2) | |
| Discharge antibiotic | |||||
| None | 5 (2.8) | 18 (10.8) | 11 (6.6) | 11 (7.7) | <0.001 |
| Broad | 50 (27.6) | 72 (43.1) | 130 (77.8) | 107 (74.8) | |
| Narrow | 126 (69.6) | 77 (46.1) | 26 (15.6) | 25 (17.5) | |
*
Patients with complicated pneumonia at presentation including those with or without extrapulmonary complications: systemic inflammatory response syndrome, cardiovascular dysfunction, neurologic dysfunction, hematologic dysfunction, renal dysfunction and hepatic dysfunction.
†
Metastatic complications included pyomyositis, septic arthritis, osteomyelitis and abscess with or without complicated pneumonia.