Invasive Pneumococcal Disease: Still Lots to Learn and a Need for Standardized Data Collection Instruments

Table 5

Complications/outcomes of invasive pneumococcal disease among 2435 patients.

Complication	Number	Percent
Altered mental status	1039	42.7
Intensive care admission	618	25.4
Respiratory failure requiring
Mechanical ventilation	547	22.5
Pleural effusion	846	34.7
Chest tube	255	10.5
Aspiration	179	7.4
Empyema	175	7.2
Renal failure requiring dialysis	99	4.1
Congestive heart failure	90	3.7
Myocardial infarction	78	3.2
Cardiac arrest	70	2.8
New onset seizures	67	2.8
Upper GI bleed	64	2.6
Liver failure	62	2.5
Lower GI bleed	31	1.2
New onset stroke	28	1.1
Pulmonary embolus	11	1.3
Died (in hospital)	379	15.6
Transferred to another acute care facility after admission	275	11.6
Remained in acute care facility after infection cured	149	6.1
Discharged home on antibiotics	1370	56.3
Home care following discharge	288	11.8