Multiple other factors (eg age, ethnicity, having English as first language, weekend admission, distance of home from hospital) were not significantly related to pre-admission behaviour. Conclusions The majority of admitted adult CAP cases presented directly to hospital, but a significant minority had preadmission NHS contact. Efforts to reduce CAP mortality should primarily be directed at in-hospital care.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.