In this study, lactate-to-albumin ratio (LAR) was found to be a good predictor of ICU admissions in hospitalized patients with CAP and was non-inferior to PSI or CURB-65 scores.

LAR was found to be a good predictor of ICU admissions in hospitalized patients with CAP and was non-inferior to PSI or CURB-65 scores.

This was a single-centre retrospective cohort study.

Adult patients (? 18 years old) diagnosed and hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia between July 2021 and July 2023 were included.

Patients were grouped and compared according to admission place [ward (n=64) or ICU (n=36)].

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