Clinical trials of pneumonia management assess heterogeneous outcomes and measurement instruments

To inform clinical practice guidelines, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of the management of pneumonia need to address the outcomes that are most important to patients and health professionals using consistent instruments, to enable results to be compared, contrasted, and combined as appropriate. This systematic review describes the outcomes reported in clinical trials of pneumonia management and the instruments used to measure these outcomes.

Source: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology - October 27, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Alexander G. Mathioudakis, Markus Fally, Jan Hansel, Rebecca C. Robey, Faiuna Haseeb, Thomas Williams, Ahmed Kouta, Tobias Welte, Dan G. Wootton, Mike Clarke, Grant Waterer, Paul Dark, Paula R. Williamson, J ørgen Vestbo, Timothy W. Felton, Pneumonia Out Tags: Original Article Source Type: research