[Comment on article: "Laboratories as predictors of length of hospital stay in patients with pneumonia"].

Esmeralda Campos-Aguirre Rodolfo Rivas-Ruíz Gamaliel Benitez-Arvizu

Published in: Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (2023)

Laboratory studies are a useful tool for both diagnosis and prognosis of pathologies, especially in the emergency room. In the article they seek to establish an association between laboratory studies and hospital stay in patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Some suggestions are made to improve the structured review of the article.

Keyphrases

community acquired pneumonia
healthcare
case control
emergency department
public health
adverse drug
intensive care unit
acute respiratory distress syndrome
emergency medical
mechanical ventilation
respiratory failure
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation