Disease characteristics and management of hospitalised adolescents and adults with community-acquired pneumonia in China: a retrospective multicentre survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe the clinical characteristics and management of patients hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in China.

Design

This was a multicentre, retrospective, observational study.

Setting

13 teaching hospitals in northern, central and southern China from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014 PARTICIPANTS: Information on hospitalised patients aged ≥14 years with radiographically confirmed pneumonia with illness onset in the community was collected using standard case report forms.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Resource use for CAP management.

Results

Of 14 793 patients screened, 5828 with radiographically confirmed CAP were included in the final analysis. Low mortality risk patients with a CURB-65 score 0-1 and Pneumonia

SUBMITTER: Chen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5829872 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature