Hospitalization, case fatality, comorbidities, and isolated pathogens of adult inpatients with pneumonia from 2013 to 2022: a real-world study in Guangzhou, China

Abstract Background In the context of increasing population aging, ongoing drug-resistant pathogens and the COVID-19 epidemic, the changes in the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with pneumonia remain unclear. This study aimed to assess the trends in hospitalization, case fat...

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Main Authors: Yun Li, Zhufeng Wang, Lunfang Tan, Lina Liang, Shuyi Liu, Jinhai Huang, Junfeng Lin, Kang Peng, Zihui Wang, Qiasheng Li, Wenhua Jian, Baosong Xie, Yi Gao, Jinping Zheng
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08929-y
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author Yun Li
Zhufeng Wang
Lunfang Tan
Lina Liang
Shuyi Liu
Jinhai Huang
Junfeng Lin
Kang Peng
Zihui Wang
Qiasheng Li
Wenhua Jian
Baosong Xie
Yi Gao
Jinping Zheng
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Zhufeng Wang
Lunfang Tan
Lina Liang
Shuyi Liu
Jinhai Huang
Junfeng Lin
Kang Peng
Zihui Wang
Qiasheng Li
Wenhua Jian
Baosong Xie
Yi Gao
Jinping Zheng
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description Abstract Background In the context of increasing population aging, ongoing drug-resistant pathogens and the COVID-19 epidemic, the changes in the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with pneumonia remain unclear. This study aimed to assess the trends in hospitalization, case fatality, comorbidities, and isolated pathogens of pneumonia-related adult inpatients in Guangzhou during the last decade. Methods We retrospectively enrolled hospitalized adults who had doctor-diagnosed pneumonia in the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2022. A natural language processing system was applied to automatically extract the clinical data from electronic health records. We evaluated the proportion of pneumonia-related hospitalizations in total hospitalizations, pneumonia-related in-hospital case fatality, comorbidities, and species of isolated pathogens during the last decade. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to assess predictors for patients with prolonged length of stay (LOS). Results A total of 38,870 cases were finally included in this study, with 70% males, median age of 64 (53, 73) years and median LOS of 7.9 (5.1, 12.8) days. Although the number of pneumonia-related hospitalizations showed an upward trend, the proportion of pneumonia-related hospitalizations decreased from 199.6 per 1000 inpatients in 2013 to 123.4 per 1000 in 2021, and the case fatality decreased from 50.2 per 1000 in 2013 to 23.9 per 1000 in 2022 (all P < 0.05). The most common comorbidities were chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung malignancy, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. The most common pathogens were Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans, Acinetobacter baumannii, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Staphylococcus aureus. Glucocorticoid use during hospitalization (Odd Ratio [OR] = 1.86, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.14–3.06), immunosuppressant use during hospitalization (OR = 1.99, 1.14–3.46), ICU admission (OR = 16.23, 95%CI: 11.25–23.83), receiving mechanical ventilation (OR = 3.58, 95%CI: 2.60–4.97), presence of other underlying diseases (OR = 1.54, 95%CI: 1.15–2.06), and elevated procalcitonin (OR = 1.61, 95%CI: 1.19–2.19) were identified as independent predictors for prolonged LOS. Conclusion The proportion of pneumonia-related hospitalizations and the in-hospital case fatality showed downward trends during the last decade. Pneumonia inpatients were often complicated by chronic underlying diseases and isolated with gram-negative bacteria. ICU admission was a significant predictor for prolonged LOS in pneumonia inpatients.
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spelling doaj.art-ab61a11028dc47fb9b977f285c44c1bf2024-01-07T12:13:13ZengBMCBMC Infectious Diseases1471-23342024-01-0124111310.1186/s12879-023-08929-yHospitalization, case fatality, comorbidities, and isolated pathogens of adult inpatients with pneumonia from 2013 to 2022: a real-world study in Guangzhou, ChinaYun Li0Zhufeng Wang1Lunfang Tan2Lina Liang3Shuyi Liu4Jinhai Huang5Junfeng Lin6Kang Peng7Zihui Wang8Qiasheng Li9Wenhua Jian10Baosong Xie11Yi Gao12Jinping Zheng13National Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityNational Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityNational Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityNational Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityNational Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityNational Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityNational Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityNational Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityNational Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityNational Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityNational Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fujian Medical UniversityNational Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityNational Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityAbstract Background In the context of increasing population aging, ongoing drug-resistant pathogens and the COVID-19 epidemic, the changes in the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with pneumonia remain unclear. This study aimed to assess the trends in hospitalization, case fatality, comorbidities, and isolated pathogens of pneumonia-related adult inpatients in Guangzhou during the last decade. Methods We retrospectively enrolled hospitalized adults who had doctor-diagnosed pneumonia in the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2022. A natural language processing system was applied to automatically extract the clinical data from electronic health records. We evaluated the proportion of pneumonia-related hospitalizations in total hospitalizations, pneumonia-related in-hospital case fatality, comorbidities, and species of isolated pathogens during the last decade. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to assess predictors for patients with prolonged length of stay (LOS). Results A total of 38,870 cases were finally included in this study, with 70% males, median age of 64 (53, 73) years and median LOS of 7.9 (5.1, 12.8) days. Although the number of pneumonia-related hospitalizations showed an upward trend, the proportion of pneumonia-related hospitalizations decreased from 199.6 per 1000 inpatients in 2013 to 123.4 per 1000 in 2021, and the case fatality decreased from 50.2 per 1000 in 2013 to 23.9 per 1000 in 2022 (all P < 0.05). The most common comorbidities were chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung malignancy, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. The most common pathogens were Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans, Acinetobacter baumannii, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Staphylococcus aureus. Glucocorticoid use during hospitalization (Odd Ratio [OR] = 1.86, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.14–3.06), immunosuppressant use during hospitalization (OR = 1.99, 1.14–3.46), ICU admission (OR = 16.23, 95%CI: 11.25–23.83), receiving mechanical ventilation (OR = 3.58, 95%CI: 2.60–4.97), presence of other underlying diseases (OR = 1.54, 95%CI: 1.15–2.06), and elevated procalcitonin (OR = 1.61, 95%CI: 1.19–2.19) were identified as independent predictors for prolonged LOS. Conclusion The proportion of pneumonia-related hospitalizations and the in-hospital case fatality showed downward trends during the last decade. Pneumonia inpatients were often complicated by chronic underlying diseases and isolated with gram-negative bacteria. ICU admission was a significant predictor for prolonged LOS in pneumonia inpatients.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08929-yPneumoniaHospitalizationMortalityComorbidityNatural language processing
spellingShingle Yun Li
Zhufeng Wang
Lunfang Tan
Lina Liang
Shuyi Liu
Jinhai Huang
Junfeng Lin
Kang Peng
Zihui Wang
Qiasheng Li
Wenhua Jian
Baosong Xie
Yi Gao
Jinping Zheng
Hospitalization, case fatality, comorbidities, and isolated pathogens of adult inpatients with pneumonia from 2013 to 2022: a real-world study in Guangzhou, China
BMC Infectious Diseases
Pneumonia
Hospitalization
Mortality
Comorbidity
Natural language processing
title Hospitalization, case fatality, comorbidities, and isolated pathogens of adult inpatients with pneumonia from 2013 to 2022: a real-world study in Guangzhou, China
title_full Hospitalization, case fatality, comorbidities, and isolated pathogens of adult inpatients with pneumonia from 2013 to 2022: a real-world study in Guangzhou, China
title_fullStr Hospitalization, case fatality, comorbidities, and isolated pathogens of adult inpatients with pneumonia from 2013 to 2022: a real-world study in Guangzhou, China
title_full_unstemmed Hospitalization, case fatality, comorbidities, and isolated pathogens of adult inpatients with pneumonia from 2013 to 2022: a real-world study in Guangzhou, China
title_short Hospitalization, case fatality, comorbidities, and isolated pathogens of adult inpatients with pneumonia from 2013 to 2022: a real-world study in Guangzhou, China
title_sort hospitalization case fatality comorbidities and isolated pathogens of adult inpatients with pneumonia from 2013 to 2022 a real world study in guangzhou china
topic Pneumonia
Hospitalization
Mortality
Comorbidity
Natural language processing
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08929-y
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