Diagnosing Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Adults (aged ≥18 years) presenting to the emergency department with a suspicion of CAP and fulfilling at least two of the following criteria: new or worsening cough, new or worsening expectoration of sputum, new or worsening dyspnoea, hemoptysis, pleuritic chest pain, radiological evidence of pneumonia, abnormalities on chest auscultation and/or percussion, and fever (≥38.0°C).
Written informed consent is needed from the patient or from their legal guardian/close relative at the time of recruitment.

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Serigstad S., Ritz C., Faurholt-Jepsen D., Markussen D., Ebbesen M.H., Kommedal Ø., Bjørneklett R.O., Heggelund L., Clark T.W., van Werkhoven C.H., Knoop S.T., Ulvestad E, & Grewal H.M. (2022). Impact of rapid molecular testing on diagnosis, treatment and management of community-acquired pneumonia in Norway: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial (CAPNOR). Trials, 23, 622.

Publication 2022

Abnormalities Adults Auscultation Chest Chest pain Cough Dyspnoea Fever Hemoptysis Legal guardian Patient Percussion Pleuritic Pneumonia Radiological Sputum

Corresponding Organization : University of Southern Denmark

Other organizations : Haukeland University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, University of Southampton, University Medical Center Utrecht, Vestre Viken Hospital Trust

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Variable analysis

independent variables

Suspicion of CAP
Fulfilling at least two of the following criteria: new or worsening cough, new or worsening expectoration of sputum, new or worsening dyspnoea, hemoptysis, pleuritic chest pain, radiological evidence of pneumonia, abnormalities on chest auscultation and/or percussion, and fever (≥38.0°C)

dependent variables

Not explicitly mentioned

control variables

Age (≥18 years)
Written informed consent from the patient or their legal guardian/close relative at the time of recruitment

positive controls

None specified

negative controls

None specified

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