Pulmonology Update Community-Acquired Pneumonia
نویسنده
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Study of Clinical Presentations and Treatment Outcome of Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia in the Department Of Pulmonology of a Tertiary Care Hospital
Clinical profile of 50 patients with severe community acquired pneumonia (SCAP) admitted in ICU and pulmonology ward of Government general hospital, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh was studied with special reference to demographic variables, symptomatology, etiology, management, and treatment outcome. The purpose of this prospective observational study is to evaluate clinical profile and treatment ou...
متن کاملPrognosis of hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
INTRODUCTION The long-term prognosis of patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) has attracted increasing interest in recent years. The objective of the present study is to investigate the short and long-term outcomes in hospitalized patients with CAP and to identify the predictive factors associated with mortality. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study was designed as a retrospective, multi...
متن کاملGuidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in children : update 2011 British Thoracic Society Community Acquired Pneumonia in Children Guideline
The British Thoracic Society first published management guidelines for community acquired pneumonia in children in 2002 and covered available evidence to early 2000. These updated guidelines represent a review of new evidence since then and consensus clinical opinion where evidence was not found. This document incorporates material from the 2002 guidelines and supersedes the previous guideline ...
متن کاملThe management of community-acquired pneumonia in infants and children older than 3 months of age: clinical practice guidelines by the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Evidenced-based guidelines for management of infants and children with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) were prepared by an expert panel comprising clinicians and investigators representing community pediatrics, public health, and the pediatric specialties of critical care, emergency medicine, hospital medicine, infectious diseases, pulmonology, and surgery. These guidelines are intended for ...
متن کاملHyperglycemia and Red Cell Distribution Width for Prediction of Mortality in Preschool Children with Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
Background Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major infectious cause of mortality in preschool children especially in developing countries. Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) has been associated with poor outcomes of CAP. We aimed to determine whether admission stress hyperglycemia and RDW can predict mortality in preschool children with CAP for early identification of patients at risk of ...
متن کامل