Initial diagnosis and management of adult community-acquired pneumonia: a 5-day prospective study in Shanghai.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the release of a national guideline in 2016, the actual practices with respect to adult community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remain unknown in China. We aimed to investigate CAP patient management practices in Shanghai to identify potential problems and provide evidence for policy making.

Methods

A short-period, 5-day prospective cross-sectional study was performed with sampled pulmonologists from 36 hospitals, encompassing all the administrative districts of Shanghai, during January 8-12, 2018. The medical information was recorded and analyzed for the patients with the diagnosis of CAP who were cared for by 46 pulmonologists during the study period.

Results

Overall, 435 patients were included in the final analysis, and 94.3% had a low risk of death i

SUBMITTER: Hu WP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7212141 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature