Admission decisions and outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia in the homeless population: A review of 172 patients in an urban setting

B. Jones, A.V. Gundlapalli, J.P. Jones, S.M. Brown and N.C. Dean

American Journal of Public Health, 2013, vol. 103, issue S2, S289-S293

Abstract: Objectives. We compared admission rates, outcomes, and performance of the CURB-65 mortality prediction score of homeless patients and nonhomeless patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Methods. We compared homeless (n = 172) and nonhomeless (n = 1897) patients presenting to a Salt Lake City, Utah, emergency department with CAP from 1996 to 2006. In the homeless cohort, we measured referral from and follow-up with the local homeless health care clinic and arrangement of medical housing. Results. Homeless patients were younger (44 vs 59 years; P

Keywords: adult; article; cohort analysis; comorbidity; economics; emergency health service; female; health care cost; homelessness; hospital admission; human; length of stay; male; middle aged; mortality; pneumonia; severity of illness index; statistics; United States; urban population; emergency health service; homelessness; hospital admission; pneumonia; statistics and numerical data; United States; urban population, Adult; Cohort Studies; Comorbidity; Emergency Service, Hospital; Female; Health Expenditures; Homeless Persons; Humans; Length of Stay; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Admission; Pneumonia; Severity of Illness Index; Urban Population; Utah, Adult; Cohort Studies; Comorbidity; Emergency Service, Hospital; Female; Health Expenditures; Homeless Persons; Humans; Length of Stay; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Admission; Pneumonia; Severity of Illness Index; Urban Population; Utah (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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