SMJ articles in the category "community-acquired pneumonia"

Original Article

Association of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome with Clinical Outcomes of Pediatric Patients with Pneumonia

Objectives: Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) may complicate pneumonia. When present, it suggests that the patient’s pneumonia is more severe. As such, recognition of SIRS among patients with pneumonia may be helpful in identifying those requiring more careful evaluation. Our objective was to examine the relation between the presence of…

Posted in: community-acquired pneumonia 2 emergency department 21 systemic inflammatory response syndrome 2

Original Article

Hospitalists and Improved Cost Savings in Patients With Bacterial Pneumonia at a State Level

Objectives: In the hospitalist literature, most studies have focused on outcomes related to cost savings for individual hospital systems. This study sought to determine if hospitalists could improve cost savings at a state level. Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of a statewide database for inpatients in 2002 with bacterial…

Posted in: community-acquired pneumonia 2 hospitalist 6 length of stay 14 South Carolina 4
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