Burden of Pneumonia-Associated Hospitalizations: United States, 2001-2014.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The epidemiology of pneumonia has likely evolved in recent years, reflecting an aging population, changes in population immunity, and socioeconomic disparities.

Methods

Using the National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample, estimated numbers and rates of pneumonia-associated hospitalizations for 2001-2014 were calculated. A pneumonia-associated hospitalization was defined as one in which the discharge record listed a principal diagnosis of pneumonia or a secondary diagnosis of pneumonia if the principal diagnosis was respiratory failure or sepsis.

Results

There were an estimated 20,361,181 (SE, 95,601) pneumonia-associated hospitalizations in the United States during 2001-2014 (average annual age-adjusted pneumonia-associated hospitalization rate of 464.8 per 10

SUBMITTER: Hayes BH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6556777 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature