ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2021
Primary care consultations after hospitalisation for pneumonia: a large population-based cohort study.
Article in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Reducing the complications from community acquired pneumonia: a review.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Review
- Non-antimicrobial interventions in recovery from community-acquired pneumonia in adults.Current opinion in infectious diseases · 2026Review
- Ideal Postdischarge Follow-Up After Severe Pneumonia or Acute Respiratory Failure: A Qualitative Study of Primary Care Clinicians in Diverse Settings.CHEST critical care · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundUp to 70% of patients report ongoing symptoms 4 weeks after hospitalisation for pneumonia; the impact on primary care is poorly understood.
aimTo investigate the frequency of primary care consultations after hospitalisation for pneumonia, and the reasons for consultation. DESIGN AND
settingA population-based cohort study in England using a UK primary care database of anonymised medical records (Clinical Practice Research Datalink [CPRD]) linked to Hospital Episode Statistics (HES).
methodAdults with the first International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) code for pneumonia (J12-J18) recorded in HES between July 2002 and June 2017 were included. Primary care consultation within 30 days of discharge was identified as the recording of any medical Read code (excluding administration-related codes) in CPRD. Competing-risks regression analyses were conducted to determine the predictors of consultation and antibiotic use at consultation; death and readmission were competing events. Reasons for consultation were examined.
resultsOf 56 396 adults, 55.9% (
conclusionFollowing hospitalisation for pneumonia, a significant proportion of patients consulted primary care within 30 days, highlighting the morbidity experienced by patients during recovery from pneumonia.
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