Comparison of severity predictive rules for hospitalised nursing home-acquired pneumonia in korea: A retrospective observational study

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 149-154

  Lee, Jong Chan ^a   Hwang, Hee Jin ^a,b   Park, Yo Han ^c   Joe, Jun Hyeon ^c   Chung, Jae Ho ^a   Kim, Sang Hwan ^a,b  

^a Kwangdong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei Sarang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aged; Nursing homes; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONFUSION UREA NITROGEN RESPIRATORY RATE BLOOD PRESSURE AGE 65; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NHAP MODEL SCORE; NURSING HOME ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA SEVERITY INDEX; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE OXYGENATION AGE RESPIRATORY RATE; YOUDEN INDEX;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PNEUMONIA; PROGNOSIS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84878501282     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2013.00011     Document Type: Article

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