Audit of the management of patients admitted to Hamad General Hospital with community-acquired pneumonia
Joint Authors
Khan F. Y.
Khudayr I. F.
Matar, I.
Source
Issue
Vol. 19, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.25-27, 3 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2010-12-31
Country of Publication
Qatar
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
To enhance the quality of patient care, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has previously adopted guidelines for the management of community-ac-quired pneumonia (CAP) based upon the PSI model.
We audited retrospectively the management of CAP inpatients admitted to Hamad General Hospital from 1 January until 31 June, 2008 with the objective of establishing whether these HMC guidelines were being implemented appropriately.
Sixty-nine patients with CAP were admitted during the study period.
Guidelines for the assessment of disease severity at presentation were not followed in all patients.
Appropriate antibiotic therapy was instituted in 52 (75.
4 %) cases.
Ten patients died (14.
5 %).
The rate of use of a severity assessment score to stratify patients with CAP based on recognized guidelines was zero and the death rate of 14.
5 % might reflect that noncompliance.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Khan F. Y.& Matar, I.& Khudayr I. F.. 2010. Audit of the management of patients admitted to Hamad General Hospital with community-acquired pneumonia. Qatar Medical Journal،Vol. 19, no. 2, pp.25-27.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-365984
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Khan F. Y.…[et al.]. Audit of the management of patients admitted to Hamad General Hospital with community-acquired pneumonia. Qatar Medical Journal Vol. 19, no. 2 (Dec. 2010), pp.25-27.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-365984
American Medical Association (AMA)
Khan F. Y.& Matar, I.& Khudayr I. F.. Audit of the management of patients admitted to Hamad General Hospital with community-acquired pneumonia. Qatar Medical Journal. 2010. Vol. 19, no. 2, pp.25-27.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-365984
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 27
Record ID
BIM-365984