Clinical and economic burden of community-acquired pneumonia in the Veterans Health Administration, 2011: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The burden of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is not well described in the US Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

Methods

CAP was defined as having a pneumonia diagnosis with evidence of chest X-ray, and no evidence of prior (90 days) hospitalization/long-term care. We calculated incidence rates of adult CAP occurring in inpatient or outpatient VHA settings in 2011. We also estimated the proportion of VHA CAP patients who were hospitalized, were readmitted within 30 days of hospital discharge, and died (any cause) in the year following diagnosis. Incremental costs during the 90 days following a CAP diagnosis were estimated from the perspective of the VHA.

Results

In 2011, 34,101 Veterans developed CAP (35,380 episodes) over 7,739,757 VHA person-years. Med

SUBMITTER: McLaughlin JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4656694 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature