Inflammatory biomarker-based clinical practice in patients with pneumonia: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

Dimitrios DimitropoulosMichalis KarmpadakisThemistoklis ParaskevasChristos MichailidesMaria LagadinouChristina PlatanakiCharalampos PierrakosDimitrios Velissaris

Published in: Romanian journal of internal medicine = Revue roumaine de medecine interne (2024)

Biomarker-guided clinical practice improves provided healthcare, in terms of reduced antibiotic consumption with no inferiority to mortality, relapses and exacerbations in patients with different types of pneumonia. Thus, such approaches should be further evaluated to achieve personalized medicine.

Keyphrases

clinical practice
healthcare
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cystic fibrosis
oxidative stress
cardiovascular events
respiratory failure
community acquired pneumonia
risk factors
type diabetes
intensive care unit
coronary artery disease
health insurance
mechanical ventilation