Assessment of pneumonia severity: a European perspective.
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چکیده
W here to treat a patient with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is probably the most important decision in the management of this condition. This is true in terms of patient outcomes and, definitely, in terms of costs. Therefore, all current European and American guidelines agree that the assessment of severity is the starting point in the management algorithm [1–5]. If the assessment is so crucial, what are the criteria physicians can rely on?
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The European respiratory journal
دوره 27 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006