Clinicians who primarily practice in nursing homes and outcomes among residents with urinary tract infection or pneumonia.
Melissa R RiesterCody M DouglasJoe B B SilvaRupak DattaAndrew R ZulloPublished in: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE (2023)
Clinicians who primarily practiced in NHs were associated with a lower risk of hospitalization but greater risk of mortality for NH residents with pneumonia. Further examination is needed to better understand drivers of differences in infection-related outcomes based on clinicians' training and primary practice setting.
Keyphrases
- urinary tract infection
- palliative care
- primary care
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- patient safety
- cardiovascular events
- risk factors
- type diabetes
- respiratory failure
- room temperature
- metabolic syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- adipose tissue
- cardiovascular disease
- skeletal muscle
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- mechanical ventilation