2 results match your criteria: "Teaching Hospital S. Orsola-Malpighi - Bologna[Affiliation]"
Reply: Implementation of a Meningitis Care Bundle in the Emergency Room Reduces Mortality Associated With Acute Bacterial Meningitis.
Ann Pharmacother
February 2016
Institute of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Santa Maria della Misericordia, Udine, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medical Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
Implementation of a Meningitis Care Bundle in the Emergency Room Reduces Mortality Associated With Acute Bacterial Meningitis.
Ann Pharmacother
September 2015
Infectious Diseases Unit - Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Teaching Hospital S. Orsola-Malpighi - Bologna, Italy
Background: Prompt administration of antibiotics, adjunctive steroid therapy, and optimization of antibiotic delivery to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are factors associated with improved outcome of patients hospitalized for acute bacterial meningitis (ABM). However, the impact of a bundle of these procedures has not been reported.
Objective: To assess mortality and neurological sequelae at hospital discharge in a cohort of patients with ABM managed according to a predefined bundle.