Trends in Illness Severity, Hospitalization, and Mortality for Community-Onset Pneumonia at 118 US Veterans Affairs Medical Centers.

Barbara E JonesJian YingMckenna R NeversPatrick R AlbaOlga V PattersonKelly S PetersonElizabeth RutterMatthew A ChristensenSarah SternMakoto M JonesAdi GundlapalliNathan C DeanMatthew C SamoreTome Greene

Published in: Journal of general internal medicine (2022)

Outcomes for community-onset pneumonia have improved across the VA healthcare system after accounting for illness severity, despite an increase in cases and comorbidity burden.

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healthcare
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metabolic syndrome
intensive care unit
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