Age- and sex-related differences in community-acquired pneumonia at presentation to the emergency department: a retrospective cohort study
Background and importance
Because of its associated high morbidity and mortality, early identification and treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are essential.
Objectives
To investigate age- and sex-related differences in clinical symptoms, radiologic findings and outcomes in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with CAP.
Design
Retrospective cohort study.
Setting and participants
Patients admitted to one Swiss ED with radiologically confirmed CAP between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2018.
Outcome measures and analysis
Primary aim was to evaluate differences in clinical and radiologic presentation of men vs. women and patients>65 years vs.
Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research