Emergency department crowding is associated with 28-day mortality in community-acquired pneumonia patients

Although emergency department (ED) crowding has been shown to be associated with delayed antibiotics treatment in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) patients, association between ED crowding with mortality has not been investigated. We hypothesized emergency department crowding is associated with 28-day mortality in CAP patients.A retrospective observational study using prospective database was performed on CAP patients who visited a single,...