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4 April, 2023 | Online
18:00-19:00 CET
There are no specific guidelines on severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), the most lethal form of CAP. These guidelines will be published next March in the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ) and Intensive Care Medicine.
Educational aims
- To learn on the evidence recommendations of several important clinical aspects of severe community-acquired pneumonia.
- To learn how to manage severe CAP to improve outcomes of patients
Topics
- Use of rapid molecular platforms for microbial diagnosis
- Use of non-invasive mechanical ventilation
- Best antibiotic empirical treatment (including antivirals)
- Frequency and importance of MDR/XDR microorganisms in severe CAP
- Aspiration pneumonia
- Use of corticosteroids
Learning outcomes
To improve the knowledge of how to manage severe CAP based on the evidence with the final aim of improving the outcomes of these patients.