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9366159

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-1-20
pubmed:abstractText
To clarify the clinical features of severe community-acquired pneumonia, we retrospectively studied 121 patients treated at our hospital. We divided the patients into three groups, based on the severity, of their disease. Patients were put in the "mild" group (n = 56) if they recovered after treatment with antimicrobial agents only, they were put in the "moderate" group (n = 34) if the required oxygen therapy and recovered, and they were put in the "severe" group (n = 31) if they required mechanical ventilation. Age and underlying disease were recorded, as well as signs, symptoms, and laboratory data obtained during the first 24 hours after admission. The data indicated that the following nine findings were associated with the severity of disease: age of at least 65 years, an underlying disease of (31) the respiratory or central nervous system, dyspnea, a pulse rate of at least 90 beats per minute, a respiratory rate of at least 25 breaths per minute, an albumin concentration no greater than 3.5 g/dl, a blood urea nitrogen level of at least 20 mg/dl, a PaO2 no greater than 60 mmHg or an SaO2 no greater than 90%, and a high score on a scale of the extent of roentgenographic evidence of pulmonary infiltrates. Patients in whom these are found be managed carefully.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0301-1542
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
854-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
[Clinical and laboratory findings associated with the severity of community-acquired pneumonia].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Inernal Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School Kawasaki Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract