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Characterizing and Developing Strategies for the Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia at a Community Hospital

Author(s) -

Mark C. Fok,

Zahra Kanji,

Rajesh Mainra,

Michael Boldt

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

canadian respiratory journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1916-7245

pISSN - 1198-2241

DOI - 10.1155/2002/697424

Subject(s) - medicine , community acquired pneumonia , pneumonia severity index , azithromycin , pneumonia , retrospective cohort study , emergency medicine , pediatrics , antibiotics , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

Patients admitted to Lions Gate Hospital, North Vancouver, British Columbia, with a primary diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) have a mean length of stay (LOS) of 9.1 days compared with 7.9 days for peer group hospitals. This difference of 1.2 days results in an annual potential savings of 406 bed days and warranted an investigation into the management of CAP.

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