Did you know one in three ICU admissions is due to pneumonia—and that ventilator support nearly doubles the treatment cost? This paper uncovers shocking insights into antibiotic overuse, alarming mortality rates (over 33%), and how mismanagement can push costs beyond ₹44,000 per patient.

With hospital-acquired pneumonia dominating cases, the study forces us to question: Are we fighting pneumonia the right way—or fueling a silent economic crisis in healthcare?