Local guidelines for community-acquired pneumonia: development, implementation, and outcome studies.
Published outcome studies mostly report a positive effect of successfully implemented pneumonia guidelines. Confirmatory studies are needed that use randomized, parallel groups with precisely defined treatments, however. Further research also is needed to develop methodology for more easily providing guideline logic to clinicians at the point of care.
Dean
Nathan C
NC
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, LDS Hospital, Intermountain Health Care, 333 South 900 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84102, USA. slndean@ihc.com
Bateman
Kim A
KA
D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome