Pérez-Deago B, Alonso-Porcel C, Elvira-Menendez C, Murcia-Olagüenaga A, Martínez-Ibán M. [Epidemiology and management of community acquired pneumonia: more than 10 years experience].
Semergen 2018;
44:389-394. [PMID:
29574009 DOI:
10.1016/j.semerg.2018.01.008]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2017] [Revised: 01/24/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To describe the characteristics of patients diagnosed with Community Acquired Pneumonia in this basic health area, their management, outcomes, and use of prognostic scales driven by the few studies carried out from Primary Care on these aspects.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
Descriptive cross-sectional study on a population diagnosed with Community Acquired Pneumonia if three urban health centres, during the period January 2000 to 31 July 2103.
RESULTS
Out of a sample of 1,290 patients obtained, 56.1% were men, and the mean age of the population was 61.9 years. There were 22.7% smokers. More than half (59.9%) had a disease in the prognostic scales, with Diabetes Mellitus present in 20%, and 36.1% with pulmonary disease (17.6% COPD, 11.8% asthma). Just under half (43.2%) of the total patients were diagnosed in Primary Care. There was a diagnostic X-ray in 92.7% of the cases, and a follow-up X-ray in 59.4%. Prognostic scales were recorded in 2% of the cases. The most commonly used antibiotics were amoxicillin-clavulanic (30.7%) and levofloxacin (30.4%). Having prior disease increases the risk of re-treatment by 1.6 (95% CI; 1.1-2.2)]. The mortality risk is multiplied by 5.3 on having a previous disease (95% CI; 1.3-19.2).
CONCLUSIONS
In the Primary Care setting, Community Acquired Pneumonia is a common and potentially serious disease which, in half the cases, occurs in patients with associated comorbidity. As regards treatment and management, is highlighted the wide use made of amoxicillin-clavulanic, compared to the low use of amoxicillin, combined therapy, and prognostic scales.
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