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ArticleJournal of critical care2016

Health care-associated pneumonia in the intensive care unit: Guideline-concordant antibiotics and outcomes.

Russell T Attridge, Christopher R Frei, Mary Jo V Pugh, Kenneth A Lawson, Laurajo Ryan, Antonio Anzueto, Mark L Metersky, Marcos I Restrepo, Eric M Mortensen

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Article in Journal of critical care, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Guideline
  2. Rapid testing with molecular syndromic panels of patients presenting at the emergency department with pneumonia at risk for multidrug-resistant pathogens.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2026
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  3. Methicillin-resistantJournal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2023
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  4. Can Electronic Decision Support Tools Really Reduce Mortality from Community-acquired Pneumonia?American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2022
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  5. Initial antimicrobial management of sepsis.Critical care (London, England) · 2021
    Review
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  7. Community-acquired pneumonia: similarities and differences between European and American guidelines - A narrative review.Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Russell T AttridgeFeik School of Pharmacy, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX 78209; Audie L. Murphy Division, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX 78229. Electronic address: attridge@uiwtx.edu.
Christopher R FreiCollege of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712; Pharmacotherapy Education and Research Center, School of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229. Electronic address: freic@uthscsa.edu.
Mary Jo V PughAudie L. Murphy Division, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX 78229; Department of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229. Electronic address: pughm@uthscsa.edu.
Kenneth A LawsonCollege of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712. Electronic address: ken.lawson@austin.utexas.edu.
Laurajo RyanCollege of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712; Pharmacotherapy Education and Research Center, School of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229; Department of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229. Electronic address: ryanl@uthscsa.edu.
Antonio AnzuetoAudie L. Murphy Division, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX 78229; Department of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229. Electronic address: anzueto@uthscsa.edu.
Mark L MeterskyUniversity of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT 06030. Electronic address: Metersky@nso.uchc.edu.
Marcos I RestrepoAudie L. Murphy Division, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX 78229; Department of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229. Electronic address: restrepom@uthscsa.edu.
Eric M MortensenSection of General Internal Medicine, VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, TX 75216; Division of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390. Electronic address: eric.mortensen@utsouthwestern.edu.

Funding

Impact of statins and ACE inhibitors on outcomes for pneumonia and sepsisR01NR010828 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI MORTENSEN, ERIC M. · 2007 to 2009
$947k
Effect of macrolides as immunomodulators in patients with sepsis and pneumoniaK23HL096054 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI RESTREPO, MARCOS I. · 2010 to 2014
$689k
NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL096054NINR NIH HHS R01 NR010828
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeRecent data have not demonstrated improved outcomes when guideline-concordant (GC) antibiotics are given to patients with health care-associated pneumonia (HCAP). This study was designed to evaluate the relationship between health outcomes and GC therapy in patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) with HCAP. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe performed a population-based cohort study of patients admitted to greater than 150 hospitals in the US Veterans Health Administration system to compare baseline characteristics, bacterial pathogens, and health outcomes in ICU patients with HCAP receiving GC-HCAP therapy, GC community-acquired pneumonia (GC-CAP) therapy, or non-GC therapy. The primary outcome was 30-day patient mortality. Risk factors for the primary outcome were assessed in a multivariable logistic regression model.

resultsA total of 3593 patients met inclusion criteria and received GC-HCAP therapy (26%), GC-CAP therapy (23%), or non-GC therapy (51%). Patients receiving GC-HCAP had higher 30-day patient mortality compared to GC-CAP patients (34% vs 22%; P< .0001). After controlling for confounders, risk factors for 30-day patient mortality were vasopressor use (odds ratio, 1.67; 95% confidence interval, 1.30-2.13), recent hospital admission (1.53; 1.15-2.02), and receipt of GC-HCAP therapy (1.51; 1.20-1.90).

conclusionsOur data do not demonstrate improved outcomes among ICU patients with HCAP who received GC-HCAP therapy.

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Guideline AdherenceIntensive Care UnitsPractice Guidelines as TopicAgedAged, 80 and overAnti-Bacterial AgentsCase-Control StudiesCommunity-Acquired InfectionsCritical CareCross InfectionFemaleHospitalizationHospitals, VeteransHumansLogistic ModelsMaleAnti-Bacterial AgentsVasoconstrictor AgentsAntibiotic therapyCritical careGuideline-concordant therapyHealth outcomesPneumonia

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PMID27595461
PMCPMC5096991

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