Table 3 Treatment, clinical complications, and outcomes
From: Legionella pneumonia in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada: a case series
Variable | Value |
|---|---|
Pneumonia Severity Index | |
Score, mean ± SD | 115 ± 45 |
Grade I, n (%) | 1 (7) |
Grade II, n (%) | 0 (0) |
Grade III, n (%) | 3 (21) |
Grade IV, n (%) | 4 (29) |
Grade V, n (%) | 6 (43) |
Delay in appropriate antimicrobial therapy, n (%) | 4 (29) |
Clinical complications, n (%) | |
Vasopressor requirement | 8 (57) |
Mechanical ventilation | 9 (64) |
Renal replacement therapy | 5 (36) |
ICU/step-down unit admission | 11 (79) |
Outcomes | |
Duration of mechanical ventilation, days, mean ± SD | 9 ± 4 |
ICU/step-down unit length of stay, days, mean ± SD | 13 ± 8 |
Hospital length of stay, days, mean ± SD | 16 ± 10 |
Hospital mortality, n (%) | 3 (21) |