Improved treatment of community-acquired pneumonia through tailored interventions: Results from a controlled, multicentre quality improvement project.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of the leading causes of healthcare utilisation and death worldwide. Treatment according to evidence-based clinical guidelines can reduce mortality, antibiotic exposure and length of hospital stay related to CAP.

Local problem

Several studies, including a pilot study from one of our sites, indicate that physicians show a low grade of guideline adherence when managing patients with CAP.

Methods

To improve the guideline-based treatment of patients with CAP admitted to hospital, we designed a quality improvement study. Four process indicators were combined in a CAP care bundle: chest X-ray, CURB-65 severity score, lower respiratory tract samples and antibiotics within 8 hours from admission. After a 4-month baseline pe

SUBMITTER: Fally M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7289425 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature