Compliance with Guidelines-Recommended Processes in Pneumonia: Impact of Health Status and Initial Signs

Rosario Menéndez, Antoni Torres, Soledad Reyes, Rafael Zalacain, Alberto Capelastegui, Olga Rajas, Luis Borderías, Juan J Martín-Villasclaras, Salvador Bello, Inmaculada Alfageme, Felipe Rodríguez de Castro, Jordi Rello, Luis Molinos and Juan Ruiz-Manzano

PLOS ONE, 2012, vol. 7, issue 5, 1-6

Abstract: Initial care has been associated with improved survival of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). We aimed to investigate patient comorbidities and health status measured by the Charlson index and clinical signs at diagnosis associated with adherence to recommended processes of care in CAP. We studied 3844 patients hospitalized with CAP. The evaluated recommendations were antibiotic adherence to Spanish guidelines, first antibiotic dose 65 (OR, 1.51) and COPD (OR, 1.80) were protective factors. The combination of antibiotic adherence and timing

Date: 2012
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