Table 1.

Primary patient–community-acquired pneumonia characteristics and processes of care that influence outcomes of care

CAP characteristics	Processes of care	Outcomes of care
Host immune status	Diagnosis of CAP	Clinical improvement
Host mental status	Hospitalization	Clinical failure
Host nutritional status	Respiratory isolation	Mortality
Host renal function	Microbiologic workup	Time to clinical stability
Host cardiac function	Oxygen therapy	Length of hospitalization
CAP cause	Antibiotic therapy	Relapse of CAP
CAP with bacteremia	Switch therapy	Re-hospitalization
CAP multilobar	Hospital discharge	Patient satisfaction
CAP with empyema	Prevention of CAP	Cost of care