Table 1 |
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| Data elements | ||
| 1. At time of CAP episode | 2. Discharge Data | 3. Follow-up -Data |
| Personal identifier | Personal identifier | Personal identifier |
| personal health number | personal health number | personal health number |
| Comorbid illness | Comorbid illness | |
| asthma | asthma | |
| COPD | COPD | |
| heart disease | heart disease | |
| diabetes | diabetes | |
| cancer | cancer | |
| chronic renal failure | chronic renal failure | |
| dementia | dementia | |
| seizures | seizures | |
| stroke | stroke | |
| psychiatric disorder | psychiatric disorder | |
| HIV positive | HIV positive | |
| Pneumonia Severity Index | ||
| Concomitant medications | Concomitant medications | |
| indications | indications | |
| type | type | |
| dose | dose | |
| duration | ||
| Independent Variables | Disposition | Primary Outcomes |
| hypoxemia, functional status, smoking status, laboratory and diagnostic imaging: (hematology, biochemistry, arterial blood gas, radiographs) Microbiology | discharge disposition discharge destination | Inpatient encounters; admission and discharge dates, diagnostic and procedure codes (ICD-9/10) Physician claims; date and location of service, diagnostic Code (ICD-9/10), provider specialty ambulatory care; date, location of service, Diagnostic and procedure codes (ICD-9/10) Medication Use (> = 65 years); formulary service, prescription date, quantity |
Eurich et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2012 12:135 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-12-135
