Prevalencia de mortalidad por neumonía adquirida en la comunidad y factores relacionados, Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso, Cuenca, enero-diciembre 2009

Abstract

Objective To establish the prevalence of mortality in community-acquired pneumonia and related factors in patients older than 18 years, admitted into the division of Internal Medicine, in the Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso, in 2009. Material and methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in a group of 159 patients. The data were collected from medical records and analyzed with the aid of Excel and SPSS software. Results 59.7% were female. The minimum age was 18 years, the maximum was 98 years; the average was 55.9 ± 23, 0 and 40.9% were aged 65 years or older. 61% lived in the urban area, 85.6% had primary level of education and higher education and 50.3% were classified, according to CURB-65 scale, as low-risk pneumonia. The mortality rate upon discharge of patients was 15.1% and there was no significant difference in mortality according to sex, age and place of residence. Nor was significant difference between mortality from community-acquired pneumonia with risk factors. Conclusion The prevalence of mortality from community-acquired pneumonia was 15.1% and there was no significant relation between the same with the risk factors.