Scope of these guidelines (sections 1.1–1.7) These guidelines refer to the management of adults with community acquired pneumonia (CAP) of all ages in the community or in hospital. They have been developed to apply to the UK healthcare system and population, but they should equally be ...
E1: Use the highest feasible inspired oxygen for ventilation duringcardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR; seetable 1and section 8.10). Once spontaneous circulation has returned and arterial blood oxygen saturation can be monitored reliably, aim for a target saturation range of 94–98% and take an ABG sa...
Severity assessment criteria recommended by the British Thoracic Society (BTS) for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and older patients. Should SOAR (syst... To assess the usefulness of the British Thoracic Society guidelines for severity assessment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in predicting...
BTS Guidelines for the Management of Community Acquired Pneumonia in ChildhoodCommunity acquired pneumonia (CAP) can be defined clinically as the presence of signs and symptoms of pneumonia in a previously healthy child due to an infection which has been acquired outside hospital. In developed ...
BTS issues guidelines for treating paediatric CAPAntibacterials, therapeutic useChildrenCommunity-acquired-pneumonia, treatmentInfantsPractice-guidelineNA;Inpharma weekly
Focuses on the clinical guidelines for the investigation of pleural infection. Historical perspective, pathophysiology and bacteriology of pleural infection; Identification and radiological assessment of pneumonia associated pleural effusion; Development of complicated paraneumonic effusion and empyema.Davies...
Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is a clinically proven, cost-effective intervention for acidotic exacerbations of COPD that is recommended by UK national guidelines. This study examines the extent to which these recommendations are being followed in the UK. Between August and October 2003 a national...
BTS guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults. Thorax 2001;56(Suppl. 4):IV1-64.BTS Guidelines for the Management of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Adults (2001). Thorax 56[Suppl 4]IV1–64BTS Guidelines for the Management of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Adults....
2004 update of BTS pneumonia guidelines: what's new? Thorax. 2004;59(5):364-6. PubMed; PMID: 15115857.Macfarlane JT. Boldy D. 2004 update of BTS pneumonia guidelines: what's new?. Thorax. 59(5):364-6, 2004 May.MacFarlane JT, Boldy D. 2004 update of BTS pneumonia guidelines: ...
Legionella pneumoniaThis is the Primary Care Respiratory Journal archive. The journal changed title in April 2014 to npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine.doi:10.1136/thorax.58.3.280StrubeG.ThoraxThoraxStrube G. Revision of BTS guidelines for treatment of asthma. Tho- rax 2003; 58: 280....