Effect of CURB-65 Score on Length of Stay for Pneumonia Patients at Hospital Royal Prima

Pneumonia is an acute infection of the lung parenchyma caused by one pathogen or co-infection with other pathogens. Several studies have been conducted to evaluate several instruments for assessing pneumonia patients. One of them reported that the SIPF (Shock Index and Hypoxemia) score could better predict the patient's need for an ICU (Intensive Care Unit) compared to CURB-65 and PSI (Pneumonia severity index). Therefore, this study aims to determine the effect of the CURB-65 score on the length of stay of pneumonia patients hospitalized at Royal Prima Hospital. This study is a descriptive study with a cross-sectional approach in 36 patients with pneumonia at the Royal Prima General Hospital Medan in 2019. The results of this study indicate that pneumonia patients with a CURB-65 score between 3-5 have a 10.74 times risk of being hospitalized more than one week compared with patients with a CURB-65 score between 0-2, where the investigators believed 95% risk scores would be in the range 1.35-85.21 in the reachable population. So it can be concluded that the CURB-65 score can be used to predict the length of stay of pneumonia patie