Delayed diagnosis of pneumonia in the emergency department: factors associated and prognosis

IntroductionWhether a delayed diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in the emergency department (ED) is associated with worse outcome is uncertain. We sought factors associated with a delayed diagnosis of CAP in the ED and those associated with in-hospital mortality.MethodsRetrospective st...

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Main Authors: Maria Bouam, Christine Binquet, Florian Moretto, Thibault Sixt, Michèle Vourc’h, Lionel Piroth, Patrick Ray, Mathieu Blot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1042704/full