When should a patient with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) be admitted to the hospital?

Abstract

When should a patient with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) be admitted to the hospital? Evidence-Based Answer: Severity of illness and prognostic models effectively predict mortality risk in patients with CAP (SOR: A, high-quality prospective cohort studies). CAP patients with higher risk according to these scoring systems should be admitted (SOR: C, consensus gui