The need for hospitalization for pneumonia in adults needs to be judged in the context of the specific condition, and the commonly used evaluation is the CURB-65 evaluation system, which contains five indicators. In addition, patients with severe pneumonia requiring close monitoring or respiratory support need to be hospitalized.
The CURB-65 system contains the following indicators: impaired consciousness, blood urea nitrogen >7mmol/L, respiratory rate ≥30 breaths/min, age >65 years old, blood pressure less than 90/60mmHg, each of the above indicators is counted as 1 point, patients with 0-1 points usually do not need hospitalization, patients with 2 points are recommended to be hospitalized, and patients with 3-5 points should be hospitalized in a timely manner.
Patients with severe pneumonia often have acute respiratory failure, circulatory failure, systemic sepsis and other serious conditions that require treatment under close supervision and, if necessary, respiratory and circulatory support, and such patients must be hospitalized.
Pneumonia patients are advised to go to the hospital as soon as possible, and ask the professional doctor to carefully evaluate the condition and decide whether to have outpatient treatment or hospitalization.