Reassessing Halm's clinical stability criteria in community-acquired pneumonia management.

Simone Bastrup Israelsen Yunus Emre KundakciPernille Brok NielsenLilian KolteKasper Karmark IversenPernille RavnThomas Benfield

Published in: The European respiratory journal (2024)

Halm's clinical stability criteria effectively classify CAP patients with different disease courses, yet achieving stability required more time in this aging population with substantial comorbidities and more severe disease. Early clinical response indicates reduced risk of complications, especially in those without do-not-resuscitate orders.

Keyphrases

community acquired pneumonia
drug induced