Arterial carbon dioxide tension on admission as a marker of in-hospital mortality in community-acquired pneumonia
PURPOSE: Respiratory failure is the leading cause of death among patients admitted with
community-acquired pneumonia. We sought to determine the association between arterial
carbon dioxide tension (PaCO2) and in-hospital mortality in patients admitted with
pneumonia. METHODS: We analyzed data from 2171 patients aged≥ 17 years who had
been admitted for community-acquired pneumonia to an acute care hospital in Edmonton,
Alberta. We compared the risk of all-cause in-hospital mortality using a Cox proportional …
community-acquired pneumonia. We sought to determine the association between arterial
carbon dioxide tension (PaCO2) and in-hospital mortality in patients admitted with
pneumonia. METHODS: We analyzed data from 2171 patients aged≥ 17 years who had
been admitted for community-acquired pneumonia to an acute care hospital in Edmonton,
Alberta. We compared the risk of all-cause in-hospital mortality using a Cox proportional …
