Table 4: Predictors
of length of hospital stay in patients with moderate-severe Community-acquired
pneumonia (CAP)
|
Parameter
|
HR |
95%
CI |
p-value |
|
Duration
of antibiotic therapy |
0.9 |
0.85
– 0.95 |
0.0002 |
|
Duration
of symptoms prior presentation |
0.97 |
0.93
– 1.01 |
0.13 |
|
Systemic
steroids use |
0.51 |
0.31
– 0.84 |
0.01 |
|
Time
to first dose of appropriate antibiotic since time of triage*complications |
|
|
0.05 |
|
Complications |
|
|
0.003 |
|
Time
to first dose of appropriate antibiotic since time of triage > 4 hours |
0.19 |
0.09
– 0.41 |
|
|
Time
to first dose of appropriate antibiotic since time of triage ≤ 4 hours |
0.47 |
0.29
– 0.77 |
|