TY - JOUR
T1 - Incidence and impact of hospital-acquired pneumonia
T2 - a Portuguese nationwide four-year study
AU - Gonçalves-Pereira, J.
AU - Mergulhão, P.
AU - Nunes, B.
AU - Froes, F.
PY - 2021/6
Y1 - 2021/6
N2 - This article presents the incidence of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) in Portugal during a four-year period (2014–2017). Data were retrieved from the 100 Portuguese hospital diagnosis discharge database for adult patients and included gender, age, chronic comorbidities, mortality and hospital length of stay. There were 28,632 episodes of HAP, an incidence of 0.95 per 100 admissions. HAP patients had both a prolonged hospital length of stay (mean 26.4 days) and high mortality (33.6%). Most episodes occurred in patients aged ≥65 years and in males (76.1% and 61.7%, respectively). Invasive ventilation was required in 18.8%.
AB - This article presents the incidence of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) in Portugal during a four-year period (2014–2017). Data were retrieved from the 100 Portuguese hospital diagnosis discharge database for adult patients and included gender, age, chronic comorbidities, mortality and hospital length of stay. There were 28,632 episodes of HAP, an incidence of 0.95 per 100 admissions. HAP patients had both a prolonged hospital length of stay (mean 26.4 days) and high mortality (33.6%). Most episodes occurred in patients aged ≥65 years and in males (76.1% and 61.7%, respectively). Invasive ventilation was required in 18.8%.
KW - Age-related disease
KW - Hospital epidemiology
KW - Hospital-acquired pneumonia
KW - Outcome assessment
KW - Stroke
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.03.012
DO - 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.03.012
M3 - Article
C2 - 33757810
AN - SCOPUS:85103735833
SN - 0195-6701
VL - 112
SP - 1
EP - 5
JO - Journal of Hospital Infection
JF - Journal of Hospital Infection
ER -
