Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy
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Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Management decisions regarding site of care, extent of assessment and level of treatment are based primarily on disease severity (outpatient, inpatient and ICU admission). Despite the developments in antibiotic therapy, CAP is still the most common infectious cause of death. ⋯ Effective management of CAP requires risk stratification of patients by severity and proper place of therapy. Additional therapeutic interventions along with antibiotics may help to improve outcome in patients with CAP, especially in severe CAP.
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Expert Opin Pharmacother · Jul 2013
Improved perioperative blood pressure control leads to reduced hospital costs.
Perioperative hypertension affects 80% of cardiac surgery patients and is associated with an increased risk of complications. ⋯ Improved perioperative BP control may reduce hospital costs. Given the low cost of IV antihypertensives, the total hospital cost reductions may offset any incremental cost increases associated with newer, more effective therapies.