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Clinical Characteristics of Hospitalized Adults With Community-acquired- Pneumonia at the Emergency Department: A Cross-sectional Study
In Brief
An observational study evaluating Clinical Assessment within 4 hours of admission for Pneumonia. Completed, enrolled 966 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
There is no gold standard when diagnosing of pneumonia. The variability of clinical signs and symptoms make it difficult to distinguish pneumonia from other causes of respiratory conditions. Well defined characteristics upon arrival to the emergency department will contribute to the better and quicker diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Demographics, Symptoms, Severity scores (Triage at admission, confusion, urea, respiration, blood pressure, age (CURB 65) and pneumonia severity score (PSI), clinical parameters, blood testing, chest x-rays, comorbidities, electro-cardiogram