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Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Community-Acquired Pneumonia

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Wolf, SJ; Byyny, R; Carpenter, CR; Diercks, DB; Gemme, SR; Gerardo, CJ; Godwin, SA; Hahn, SA; Hatten, BW; Haukoos, JS; Hickey, SM; Kaji, A ...
Published in: Annals of Emergency Medicine
January 1, 2021

This clinical policy from the American College of Emergency Physicians is a revision of the 2009 “Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Community-Acquired Pneumonia.” A writing subcommittee conducted a systematic review of the literature to derive evidence-based recommendations to answer the following clinical questions: (1) In the adult emergency department patient diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia, what clinical decision aids can inform the determination of patient disposition? (2) In the adult emergency department patient with community-acquired pneumonia, what biomarkers can be used to direct initial antimicrobial therapy? (3) In the adult emergency department patient diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia, does a single dose of parenteral antibiotics in the emergency department followed by oral treatment versus oral treatment alone improve outcomes? Evidence was graded and recommendations were made based on the strength of the available data.

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Annals of Emergency Medicine

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EISSN

1097-6760

ISSN

0196-0644

Publication Date

January 1, 2021

Volume

77

Issue

1

Start / End Page

e1 / e57

Related Subject Headings

  • Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Wolf, S. J., Byyny, R., Carpenter, C. R., Diercks, D. B., Gemme, S. R., Gerardo, C. J., … Perkins, J. C. (2021). Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 77(1), e1–e57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.10.024
Wolf, S. J., R. Byyny, C. R. Carpenter, D. B. Diercks, S. R. Gemme, C. J. Gerardo, S. A. Godwin, et al. “Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Community-Acquired Pneumonia.” Annals of Emergency Medicine 77, no. 1 (January 1, 2021): e1–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.10.024.
Wolf SJ, Byyny R, Carpenter CR, Diercks DB, Gemme SR, Gerardo CJ, et al. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2021 Jan 1;77(1):e1–57.
Wolf, S. J., et al. “Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Community-Acquired Pneumonia.” Annals of Emergency Medicine, vol. 77, no. 1, Jan. 2021, pp. e1–57. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.10.024.
Wolf SJ, Byyny R, Carpenter CR, Diercks DB, Gemme SR, Gerardo CJ, Godwin SA, Hahn SA, Hatten BW, Haukoos JS, Hickey SM, Kaji A, Kwok H, Lo BM, Mace SE, Nazarian DJ, Promes SB, Shah KH, Shih RD, Silvers SM, Smith MD, Thiessen MEW, Tomaszewski CA, Valente JH, Wall SP, Winger J, Cantrill SV, Hirshon JM, Mims M, Schulz T, Fee C, Maughan B, Perkins JC. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2021 Jan 1;77(1):e1–e57.
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Published In

Annals of Emergency Medicine

DOI

EISSN

1097-6760

ISSN

0196-0644

Publication Date

January 1, 2021

Volume

77

Issue

1

Start / End Page

e1 / e57

Related Subject Headings

  • Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences