ArticleCureus2025
Beyond Pneumonia: A Dual-Cycle Initiative to Improve Imaging Compliance and Uncover Early Malignancy.
Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Abstract
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in adults. National guidelines by the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommend follow-up chest imaging within six weeks for adults diagnosed with CAP to exclude underlying malignancy. Timely follow-up of radiological abnormalities in CAP is crucial, as infectious infiltrates can obscure early signs of malignancy. At our institution, follow-up imaging was often delayed or missed entirely, risking delayed cancer diagnosis. This quality improvement project (QIP) sought to quantify adherence to national guidelines and to assess whether low-cost interventions could improve compliance. The implementation of targeted, low-resource interventions significantly improved compliance with national guidelines. Ongoing efforts are necessary to sustain improvement and optimise patient outcomes.
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