Reduction of mortality in community-acquired pneumonia after implementing standardized care bundles in the emergency department

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 429-435

  Hortmann, Marcus ^a   Heppner, Hans Jürgen ^a   Popp, Steffen ^a   Lad, Tanuj ^b   Christ, Michael ^a  

^a KLINIKUM NÜRNBERG   (Germany)

^b BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic therapy; Community acquired pneumonia; CRB 65 risk classes; Emergency department; Reduced mortality; Standardized care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; BREATHING RATE; CARE BUNDLE; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; CHECKLIST; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED INFECTION; COMORBIDITY; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; SEPSIS; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHECKLIST; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE BUNDLES; PNEUMONIA; SEPSIS;

EID: 84903751660     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000106     Document Type: Article

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