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Systemic corticosteroids improved outcomes in CAP, meta-analysis finds
Patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) had significantly lower risk of 30-day all-cause mortality or acute respiratory distress syndrome and shorter time to clinical stability if they were randomized to systemic corticosteroids as adjunctive therapy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/01/systemic-corticosteroids-improved-outcomes-in-cap-meta-analysis-finds.htm
1 Nov 2023
Route of fluoroquinolone administration did not seem to affect outcomes in CAP
In multivariable models, rates of antibiotic escalation appeared lower with oral drugs versus IV drugs, but no differences were noted between groups in hospital mortality, length of stay, cost, late ICU admission, late invasive mechanical ventilation, or late use of vasopressors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/04/13/4.htm
13 Apr 2016