6 Independent Mortality Predictors:

Age ³ 40  

1 point

Expected death within 4 years  

1 point

Nonaspiration pneumonia  

1 point

> 1 lobe involvement of lung  

1 point

Need for mechanical ventilation  

1 point

Septic shock  

3 points

Adjustment Risk Score:

Hospital-acquired superinfection  

1 point

Nonspecific CAP-related complication  

2 points