Fierce Healthcare

Pneumonia mortality higher under broader definition

Hospital mortality rates for pneumonia are much higher under a broader definition of the illness, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers, led by Michael B.
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Definition of Pneumonia Impacts Hospital Mortality Rates

Lung-Protective Ventilation Ups Outcomes Post-Abdominal Op Risk-standardized hospital mortality rates are higher with a broader versus a narrower definition of pneumonia. (HealthDay News) — ...
Yahoo

Walking pneumonia, acute bronchitis cases are on the rise: How to prevent the spread

Respiratory infections among young children have been on the rise since the school year began in August, according to reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Over the past six ...
Healio

For patients with COPD, mortality higher after admission for pneumonia vs. exacerbation

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients with COPD, mortality was higher after hospital admission with pneumonia compared with admission ...
Science Daily

Inhaled corticosteroid therapy reduces pneumonia mortality, large study finds

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are hospitalized for pneumonia and treated with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) have decreased mortality when compared to those who are not ...
JSTOR Daily

Multihospital Surveillance of Pneumonia Burden among Children Aged <5 Years Hospitalized for Pneumonia in Bangladesh

Aliya Naheed, Samir K. Saha, Robert F. Breiman, Fatema Khatun, W. Abdullah Brooks, Shams El Arifeen, David Sack, Stephen P. Luby Clinical Infectious Diseases, Vol. 48 ...