Hospital-level factors associated with death during pneumonia-associated hospitalization among adults-New York City, 2010-2014.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In New York City (NYC), pneumonia is a leading cause of death and most pneumonia deaths occur in hospitals. Whether the pneumonia death rate in NYC reflects reporting artifact or is associated with factors during pneumonia-associated hospitalization (PAH) is unknown. We aimed to identify hospital-level factors associated with higher than expected in-hospital pneumonia death rates among adults in NYC.

Methods

Data from January 1, 2010-December 31, 2014 were obtained from the New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System and the American Hospital Association Database. In-hospital pneumonia standardized mortality ratio (SMR) was calculated for each hospital as observed PAH death rate divided by expected PAH death rate. To determine hospital-level factor

SUBMITTER: Whittemore K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8496812 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature