Short‐Term Functional Outcomes of Long‐Term Care Residents with Pneumonia Treated with and without Hospital Transfer
Fried T, Gillick M, Lipsitz L. Short‐Term Functional Outcomes of Long‐Term Care Residents with Pneumonia Treated with and without Hospital Transfer. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1997, 45: 302-306. PMID: 9063275, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb00944.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResolution of pneumoniaHospital transferHospital treatmentFunctional statusLong-term care facility patientsRespiratory rateLong-term care residentsCare facility patientsIndependent functional statusRetrospective cohort studyCases of pneumoniaTerm functional outcomesFunctional status outcomesHebrew Rehabilitation CenterAcademic medical centerLogistic regression modelsLower respiratory rateNew infiltratesLTCF residentsAcute episodeCohort studyFacility patientsSevere pneumoniaFunctional outcomeRespiratory signs