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Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Patients With Community Acquired Pneumonia

— Observational Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)

For patients and families

In plain language

An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP). Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Next step
Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →

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Overview

the goal of this observational study is to evaluate the clinical characteristic and outcomes of patients with community-acquired pneumonia admitted to Sohag University Hospital. the researcher will take medical history and clinical examination and investigations of participants . the participants will visit the clinic after one month to be reevaluated again .

Detailed description

Community acquired pneumonia is acute infection of the pulmonary parenchyma that occurs in the community in a patient who has not been hospitalized within 14 days prior to onset of symptoms or hospitalized less than 2 days prior to the onset of symptoms the aim of the study typically focuses on examining the various factors that influence the presentation, management, and outcomes of individuals diagnosed with pneumonia that is acquired outside of a hospital or healthcare setting.

Type of the study: observational study

Outcomes of interest include:

I. Mortality (in hospital and 30 days). II. The need for further mechanical ventilation or ICU admission. III. Duration of hospital stay.

Primary outcome measures

  • improved [Time frame: within one month]
  • patients developed complications [Time frame: within one month]
  • Death of patient [Time frame: within one month]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
  • intensive care unit admission [Time frame: within one month]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • The study will include patients ≥18 years old with community acquired pneumonia

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients already was diagnosed as active malignancy before admission
  • Patient on chemotherapy
  • HIV patients
  • Indication of mechanical ventilation on admission

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Study design

Observational model
Cohort

Study locations

Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.

Publications

  • Han X, Liu X, Chen L, Wang Y, Li H, Zhou F, Xing X, Zhang C, Suo L, Wang J, Yu G, Wang G, Yao X, Yu H, Wang L, Liu M, Xue C, Liu B, Zhu X, Li Y, Xiao Y, Cui X, Li L, Cao B; CAP-China network. Disease burden and prognostic factors for clinical failure in elderly community acquired pneumonia patients. BMC Infect Dis. 2020 Sep 12;20(1):668. doi: 10.1186/s12879-020-05362-3. PMID 32919458
  • Iqbal N, Irfan M, Siddique F, Arshad V, Zubairi ABS. Factors predicting in-hospital mortality among patients admitted with community acquired pneumonia at a tertiary care hospital Karachi, Pakistan. Clin Respir J. 2020 Apr;14(4):328-334. doi: 10.1111/crj.13137. Epub 2020 Jan 2. PMID 31863551
  • Elsener C, Beeler PE, Battegay E, Bello B, Thienemann F. Risk Factors of In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Treated for Pneumonia at a Tertiary Care Centre in Switzerland. Respiration. 2020;99(8):637-645. doi: 10.1159/000508666. Epub 2020 Jul 7. PMID 32634800
  • Li HY, Guo Q, Song WD, Zhou YP, Li M, Chen XK, Liu H, Peng HL, Yu HQ, Chen X, Liu N, Lu ZD, Liang LH, Zhao QZ, Jiang M. Modified IDSA/ATS Minor Criteria for Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia Best Predicted Mortality. Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Sep;94(36):e1474. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000001474. PMID 26356705
  • Shoar S, Musher DM. Etiology of community-acquired pneumonia in adults: a systematic review. Pneumonia (Nathan). 2020 Oct 5;12:11. doi: 10.1186/s41479-020-00074-3. eCollection 2020. PMID 33024653
  • 1. Somberg J. Harrisons, Princiole of Internal Medicine. 20th ed. LWW; 2005

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06716099 · Soh-Med-24-09-01MS

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗