Improving treatment decisions for patients with community-acquired pneumonia [[electronic resource] /] / author, Mark W. Stanton

• Autore: Stanton Mark W
• Pubblicazione: Rockville, Md. : , : Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, , [2002]
• Descrizione fisica: 11 pages : digital, PDF file
• Soggetto topico: Pneumonia - Treatment - United States; Community-acquired infections - Treatment - United States; Pneumonia - diagnosis; Pneumonia - drug therapy; Ambulatory Care - statistics & numerical data; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Community-Acquired Infections - drug therapy; Severity of Illness Index
• Soggetto geografico: United States
• Note generali: Title from PDF caption (viewed Mar. 7, 2008).; "July 2002."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Sommario/riassunto: This report describes two tools developed by AHRQ-funded research that help assess the need for hospitalization. The first tool is the Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI). The second tool is an instrument that enables clinicians to determine whether a hospitalized pneumonia patient is medically stable before being discharged. This report also discusses the importance of early administration of antibiotic therapy and the effectiveness of older, proven, yet inexpensive antibiotics compared with those used in the outpatient treatment of patients with CAP.
• Titolo autorizzato: Improving treatment decisions for patients with community-acquired pneumonia
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910696452203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II