Care Plan for Community-Acquired Pneumonia

This paper presents a critical pathway for the treatment of pneumonia that has been shown to be effective in a randomized clinical trial. The pathway uses a pneumonia-specific severity of illness score to guide the admission decision. Early administration of antibiotics (within 8 h of arrival at the...

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Main Authors: Thomas Marrie, The Community-Acquired Pneumonia Outpatient Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy Working Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2000-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/742970
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spelling doaj-art-0e58b644d56d4e1d90c48e37750ae6152025-08-20T02:02:37ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23322000-01-0111Suppl D22D26D10.1155/2000/742970Care Plan for Community-Acquired PneumoniaThomas Marrie0The Community-Acquired Pneumonia Outpatient Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy Working GroupDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, 2F1.30 Walter C Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, 8440 112th Street, Edmonton, Alberta T6H 2B7, CanadaThis paper presents a critical pathway for the treatment of pneumonia that has been shown to be effective in a randomized clinical trial. The pathway uses a pneumonia-specific severity of illness score to guide the admission decision. Early administration of antibiotics (within 8 h of arrival at the emergency room) is stressed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/742970
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