Article
Defining severe community-acquired pneumonia.
The Medical clinics of North America - 1 Nov 2001
Neuhaus T, Ewig S
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Based on the recognition of the main pathophysiologic features of pneumonia and currently available data on prognosis and clinical severity assessment, key points for a definition of severe pneumonia are as follows: 1. Independent predictors of pneumonia severity are factors reflecting acute respiratory failure and severe sepsis or septic shock. 2. In view of the dependence of the development of acute respiratory...
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