Abstract

Community-acquired pneumonia continues to be one of the most significant public health issues. Typically, 80% of the affected patients receive outpatient care, while 20% receive inpatient care. The mortality rate for hospitalized patients can range from 12 to 40 percent, although it is less than 5 percent for outpatient treatments. The aim of this study is to assess the length of stay in hospital in CAP patients and need for intensive care in CAP patients with their CURB 65 and expanded CURB 65 score. Methodology- The study was carried out in the Department of General Medicine, at a tertiary care centre from April 2022 to September 2022. 100 patients of community acquired pneumonia and fulfilling the inclusion exclusion criteria were taken into consideration for the study. Patients were examined and vital signs and findings of systemic examination will be recorded. Further patient’s length of hospital stay, need for intensive medical care, will be calculated and compared with both the scores. Result- In this study it was found that both scores predicted the length of hospital stay, need for intensive care, with equal significance. Conclusion- In a resource limited setting, CURB 65 is not inferior to expanded curb 65 in identifying at risk patients.

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