The study aims to explore risk factors for poor prognosis among patients admitted with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). During a 5-year study period, all patients (aged ≥ 18 years) admitted with CAP at North Zealand Hospital will be invited for inclusion. Questionnaires, anthropometric measures, laboratory tests, and biomaterials will be collected at admission, daily during admission, at discharge and at follow-up. The main clinical outcomes of the study consist of deaths and development of diabetes.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
2,500
Obervational
Department of Pulmonary and Infectious Diseases, Nordsjællands Hospital
Hillerød, Denmark
RECRUITINGNumber of death from any causes
Assessed through patient files
Time frame: From date of admission until the day of death from any causes, up to 24 months
Number of participants who develop diabetes
Assessed through patient files and the national registers
Time frame: Up to 24 months
Length of hospital stay
Through patient files
Time frame: Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 5 days
Oral glucose tolerance test
Time frame: Day 1, discharge (an average of 5 days), 1 month and 6-month
Number of participants who are readmitted
Through patient files
Time frame: Up to 6 months
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