Manejo de la neumonía comunitaria del adulto mayor en el ámbito ambulatorio

Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) is the first cause of death by respiratory disease in Chile and the first specific cause of death in people over 80 years of age. The geriatric population has a greater risk of suffering pneumonia, its complications and consequently dying. This is not only related...

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Autores principales:	Moore,Philippa, Ortega,Juan Pablo, Saldías,Fernando, Oyarzún,María Angélica
Lenguaje:	Spanish / Castilian
Publicado:	Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2006
Materias:	Aged, 80 and over Pneumonia Streptococcus pneumoniae
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0034-988720060012000132007-01-24Manejo de la neumonía comunitaria del adulto mayor en el ámbito ambulatorioMoore,PhilippaOrtega,Juan PabloSaldías,FernandoOyarzún,María Angélica Aged, 80 and over Pneumonia Streptococcus pneumoniae Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) is the first cause of death by respiratory disease in Chile and the first specific cause of death in people over 80 years of age. The geriatric population has a greater risk of suffering pneumonia, its complications and consequently dying. This is not only related to chronological age but also to certain factors related to ageing such as the presence of comorbidity, malnutrition, and cognitive impairment. An atypical presentation that delays the diagnosis and treatment also increases the risk of complications. CAP in the elderly is caused by the same pathogens that cause it in younger patients. S pneumoniae is the main pathogen followed by viral infections particularly in winter. An important strategy to reduce CAP related health costs, is the identification of patients who are at low risk of complications and who therefore could be managed at home. Optimum management of CAP in the elderly includes early diagnosis and the definition of clinical severity, early antibiotic treatment at the right dose and for an adequate length of time and a correct decision whether the patient should be managed in hospital or at homeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.134 n.12 20062006-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872006001200013es10.4067/S0034-98872006001200013
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topic	Aged, 80 and over Pneumonia Streptococcus pneumoniae
spellingShingle	Aged, 80 and over Pneumonia Streptococcus pneumoniae Moore,Philippa Ortega,Juan Pablo Saldías,Fernando Oyarzún,María Angélica Manejo de la neumonía comunitaria del adulto mayor en el ámbito ambulatorio
description	Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) is the first cause of death by respiratory disease in Chile and the first specific cause of death in people over 80 years of age. The geriatric population has a greater risk of suffering pneumonia, its complications and consequently dying. This is not only related to chronological age but also to certain factors related to ageing such as the presence of comorbidity, malnutrition, and cognitive impairment. An atypical presentation that delays the diagnosis and treatment also increases the risk of complications. CAP in the elderly is caused by the same pathogens that cause it in younger patients. S pneumoniae is the main pathogen followed by viral infections particularly in winter. An important strategy to reduce CAP related health costs, is the identification of patients who are at low risk of complications and who therefore could be managed at home. Optimum management of CAP in the elderly includes early diagnosis and the definition of clinical severity, early antibiotic treatment at the right dose and for an adequate length of time and a correct decision whether the patient should be managed in hospital or at home
author	Moore,Philippa Ortega,Juan Pablo Saldías,Fernando Oyarzún,María Angélica
author_facet	Moore,Philippa Ortega,Juan Pablo Saldías,Fernando Oyarzún,María Angélica
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title	Manejo de la neumonía comunitaria del adulto mayor en el ámbito ambulatorio
title_short	Manejo de la neumonía comunitaria del adulto mayor en el ámbito ambulatorio
title_full	Manejo de la neumonía comunitaria del adulto mayor en el ámbito ambulatorio
title_fullStr	Manejo de la neumonía comunitaria del adulto mayor en el ámbito ambulatorio
title_full_unstemmed	Manejo de la neumonía comunitaria del adulto mayor en el ámbito ambulatorio
title_sort	manejo de la neumonía comunitaria del adulto mayor en el ámbito ambulatorio
publisher	Sociedad Médica de Santiago
publishDate	2006
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Manejo de la neumonía comunitaria del adulto mayor en el ámbito ambulatorio

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