Discharge Delay in Patients with Community‐Acquired Pneumonia Managed on a Critical Pathway
Moeller JJ, Ma M, Hernandez P, Marrie T, Touchie C, Patrick W. Discharge Delay in Patients with Community‐Acquired Pneumonia Managed on a Critical Pathway. Canadian Journal Of Infectious Diseases And Medical Microbiology 2006, 17: 109-113. PMID: 18418484, PMCID: PMC2095063, DOI: 10.1155/2006/375645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity-acquired pneumoniaLength of stayDischarge criteriaBarthel IndexCognitive statusCritical pathwaysMini-Mental Status ExaminationPneumonia severity scoresObjective discharge criteriaTerms of demographicsTiming of dischargeHABAM scoresClinical stabilityBed daysPatient readinessSeverity scorePatientsStatus ExaminationStayDischarge delaysSignificant differencesFamily assessmentHospitalPhysiciansFamily members