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Hospital admission decisions for older Veterans with community‐onset pneumonia: An analysis of 118 U.S. Veterans Affairs Medical Centers

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Age is important for prognosis in community‐onset pneumonia, but how it influences admission decisions in the emergency department (ED) is not well characterized. Using clinical data from the electronic health… Click to show full abstract

Age is important for prognosis in community‐onset pneumonia, but how it influences admission decisions in the emergency department (ED) is not well characterized. Using clinical data from the electronic health record in a national cohort, we examined pneumonia hospitalization patterns, variation, and relationships with mortality among older versus younger Veterans.

Keywords: admission decisions; community onset; onset pneumonia

Journal Title: Academic Emergency Medicine
Year Published: 2023

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