An Sist Sanit Navar
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An Sist Sanit Navar · Sep 2013
[Characteristics and epidemiological changes for patients with community-acquired pneumonia in hospital emergency departments].
The aim of this paper is to determine both the prevalence of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in the A & E Department and the most relevant epidemiological changes in the last decade, as well as the profile and management of these patients. ⋯ The impact and prevalence of CAP in A & E Departments has increased in the last decade. It is the most common cause of sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock, admission to intensive care units and death due to infectious disease.