Pneumonia

• Blood oxygen assessed
• Blood cultures performed
• Antibiotics given within 6 hours of arrival
• Appropriate antibiotics chosen
• Smoking cessation counseling provided
• Pneumonia vaccine given if needed
• Influenza (flu) vaccine given if needed

Pneumonia – Blood oxygen assessed

Lack of oxygen in the blood is common in patients with severe pneumonia and increases the risk of death. Assessing oxygen levels and giving oxygen if needed reduces the risk of death.

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Pneumonia – Blood cultures performed

Blood cultures help care providers to choose the appropriate antibiotics, meaning patients receive the most appropriate treatment for the type of pneumonia they have.

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Pneumonia – Antibiotics given within 6 hours of arrival

Giving antibiotics early has been found to reduce the risk of death in patients with pneumonia.

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Pneumonia – Appropriate antibiotics chosen

Choosing the appropriate antibiotics, consistent with national guidelines, leads to better health results for pneumonia patients, and prevents the growing, world-wide problem of some germs becoming resistant to antibiotics. The two graphs below reflect compliance for both inside and outside the Critical Care Unit.

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Pneumonia – Smoking cessation counseling provided

Quitting smoking reduces death and illness in all conditions. Patients who receive smoking cessation counseling from their care providers are more likely to quit.

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Pneumonia – Pneumonia vaccine given if needed

Pneumonia vaccination is an effective way to prevent infection with pneumonia and is recommended for people over the age of 65.

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Pneumonia – Influenza (flu) vaccine given if needed

Flu vaccine has been found effective at preventing flu infection, hospitalization and death. It is recommended for people over the age of 50.

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