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Diagnosis and Therapy of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Observational Study and Medical Audit.

Giorgia Lüthi-CorridoriAndrea I RothMaria BoesingFabienne JaunPhilip E TarrAnne B Leuppi-TaegtmeyerJoerg Daniel Leuppi
Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2024)
Overall, guideline adherence was moderately low, especially with regards to the assessment of respiratory rate, performance of arterial blood gas analysis, and sputum collection. Regarding antibiotic therapy, the use of ceftriaxone and the length of antibiotic therapy should be reduced. Further research is needed to identify the reasons for guideline non-adherence, and to find effective measures for the improvement of guideline adherence.
Keyphrases
  • emergency department
  • community acquired pneumonia
  • healthcare
  • cystic fibrosis
  • mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • stem cells
  • glycemic control
  • metabolic syndrome
  • mesenchymal stem cells
  • bone marrow
  • smoking cessation