From: Economic burden of community-acquired pneumonia among elderly patients: a Japanese perspective
All cases (n = 16,931) | n | % | Median cost | Median treatment period (days) | Mortality rate (%) |
Score 0 | 1006 | 6% | 3508 | 10 | 2% |
Score 1 | 5514 | 33% | 4085 | 12 | 4% |
Score 2 | 5644 | 33% | 4706 | 14 | 8% |
Score 3 | 3387 | 20% | 5630 | 16 | 15% |
Score 4 | 1126 | 7% | 6175 | 17 | 35% |
Score 5 | 254 | 2% | 6578 | 19 | 52% |
General ward (n = 16,809) | n | % | Median cost | Median treatment period (days) | Mortality rate (%) |
Score 0 | 1005 | 6% | 3507 | 10 | 2% |
Score 1 | 5502 | 33% | 4079 | 12 | 4% |
Score 2 | 5602 | 33% | 4679 | 13 | 8% |
Score 3 | 3353 | 20% | 5597 | 16 | 15% |
Score 4 | 1104 | 7% | 6099 | 17 | 35% |
Score 5 | 243 | 1% | 6410 | 18 | 52% |
Intensive care unit (n = 122) | n | % | Median cost | Median treatment period (days) | Mortality rate (%) |
Score 0 | 1 | 1% | 4556 | 10 | 0% |
Score 1 | 12 | 10% | 13,264 | 34 | 0% |
Score 2 | 42 | 34% | 11,406 | 21 | 24% |
Score 3 | 34 | 28% | 11,763 | 26 | 18% |
Score 4 | 22 | 18% | 10,583 | 18 | 55% |
Score 5 | 11 | 9% | 14,117 | 22 | 55% |