IDSA/ATS minor criteria aid pre-intensive care unit resuscitation in severe community-acquired pneumonia

31 October 2013

journal article
research article
Published by European Respiratory Society (ERS) in European Respiratory Journal

Vol. 43 (3), 852-862
https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00081713

Abstract

The effect of employing severity scores to identify severe community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP) cases for early aggressive resuscitation is unknown. Optimising pre-intensive care unit (ICU) care may improve outcomes in patients at risk of SCAP.

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