Time to first antibiotic and mortality in adults hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia: a matched-propensity analysis.
Thorax
; 71(6): 568-70, 2016 06.
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ABSTRACT
A matched-propensity analysis of national data from the British Thoracic Society community-acquired pneumonia audit was conducted (n=13â
725). Overall, time to first antibiotic (TFA) was ≤4â
h in 63%. Adjusted 30-day inpatient (IP) mortality was lower for adults with TFA ≤4â
h compared with TFA >4â
h (adjusted OR 0.84, 95% CI 0.74 to 0.94; p=0.003). Increasing TFA was associated with greater OR of 30-day IP mortality (p value for trend=0.001), but no TFA threshold was evident. Although we found an association between TFA and mortality, we cannot say whether this is causal or whether TFA might just be a quality measure for overall or other processes of care.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neumonía
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Infecciones Comunitarias Adquiridas
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Antibacterianos
Límite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Thorax
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido