Diagnosis at discharge of the 39 patients without pneumonia
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 11 |
| Acute bronchitis | 8 |
| Acute pulmonary oedema/congestive heart failure | 7 |
| Sepsis | 7 |
| Primitive pneumopathy | 2 |
| Acute pericarditis | 1 |
| Acute pancreatitis | 1 |
| Aortic aneurism | 1 |
| Subphrenic abscess | 1 |