Variation in the Diagnosis of Aspiration Pneumonia and Association with Hospital Pneumonia Outcomes.

Peter K LindenauerKelly M StraitJacqueline N GradyChi K NgoMadeline L ParisiMark MeterskyJoseph R RossSusannah M BernheimKaren Dorsey

Published in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2019)

Expanding the pneumonia cohorts to include patients with a principal diagnosis of aspiration pneumonia can overcome bias related to variation in hospital coding.

Keyphrases

healthcare
community acquired pneumonia
ultrasound guided
acute care
emergency department
adipose tissue