Abstract
This clinical policy from the American College of Emergency Physicians focuses on critical issues concerning the management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with community-acquired pneumonia. It is an update of the 2001 clinical policy for the management and risk stratification of adult patients presenting to the ED with community-acquired pneumonia. A subcommittee reviewed the current literature to derive evidence-based recommendations to help answer the following questions: (1) Are routine blood cultures indicated in patients admitted with community-acquired pneumonia? (2) In adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia without severe sepsis, is there a benefit in mortality or morbidity from the administration of antibiotics within a specific time course? The evidence was graded and recommendations were given based on the strength of evidence.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 704-731 |
Number of pages | 28 |
Journal | Annals of emergency medicine |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Emergency Medicine