Improvement of Process‐of‐Care and Outcomes after Implementing a Guideline for the Management of Community‐Acquired Pneumonia: A Controlled Before‐and‐After Design Study
Author(s) -
Alberto Capelastegui,
Pedro Pablo España,
José M. Quintana,
Inmaculada Gorordo,
M. Ortega,
Itsaso Idoiaga,
Amaia Bilbao
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/423960
Subject(s) - guideline , medicine , psychological intervention , community acquired pneumonia , pneumonia , intensive care medicine , nursing , pathology
Studies investigating the impact of guideline implementation for inpatient management of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) usually have methodological limitations. We present a controlled study that compared interventions before and after the implementation of a practice guideline.
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