The Measurement of Time to First Antibiotic Dose for Pneumonia in the Emergency Department: A White Paper and Position Statement Prepared for the American Academy of Emergency Medicine

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 335-340

  Pines, Jesse M ^a,b   Isserman, Joshua A ^a   Hinfey, Patrick B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

antibiotics; CAP; community acquired pneumonia; emergency department; evidence based; guideline; outcome; pneumonia; quality of care; time to first antibiotic dose

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70349106772     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.06.127     Document Type: Article

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