A Comparison of Nursing Home‐Acquired Pneumonia Patients with Patients with Community‐Acquired Pneumonia and Nursing Home Patients Without Pneumonia

1997114 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Wade Blanchard · Victoria General Hospital

Abstract

The in-hospital mortality rate for NHAP is higher than that for CAP. The 1-year survival rate is determined by self-sufficiency at time of admission and absence of complications during hospital stay and is not group (e.g., nursing home) dependent.

Topics & Keywords

Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Emergency and Acute Care Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volume 45, Issue 1, pp. 50-55

DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb00977.x

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