Prevalence and treatment of postobstructive pneumonia among older adults with advanced cancer

Among 124 older adults with advanced cancer who were hospitalized with pneumonia, 7.3% met criteria for postobstructive pneumonia. There were no differences in antibiotic duration, antibiotic spectrum, 30-day and 90-day readmissions, or mortality between those with and without postobstructive pneumo...

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Autores principales: Lee, Seohyuk, O’Donovan, Lisa, Cohen, Avi J., Gautam, Samir, Quagliarello, Vincent, Juthani-Mehta, Manisha, Datta, Rupak
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2022
Materias:
Concise Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9726473/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36483405
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ash.2022.293
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Sumario:Among 124 older adults with advanced cancer who were hospitalized with pneumonia, 7.3% met criteria for postobstructive pneumonia. There were no differences in antibiotic duration, antibiotic spectrum, 30-day and 90-day readmissions, or mortality between those with and without postobstructive pneumonia. Bacteria were identified in 5 patients with postobstructive pneumonia.

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