LOw-dose CT Or Lung UltraSonography versus standard of care based-strategies for the diagnosis of pneumonia in the elderly: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial (OCTOPLUS)

INTRODUCTION: Pneumonia is a leading cause of mortality and a common indication for antibiotic in elderly patients. However, its diagnosis is often inaccurate. We aim to compare the diagnostic accuracy, the clinical and cost outcomes and the use of antibiotics associated with three imaging strategie...

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Autores principales: Prendki, Virginie, Garin, Nicolas, Stirnemann, Jerome, Combescure, Christophe, Platon, Alexandra, Bernasconi, Enos, Sauter, Thomas, Hautz, Wolf
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2022
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Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9083386/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35523502
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055869

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9083386/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35523502
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055869

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