Impact of Potentially Unwarranted Intravenous Antibiotics Targeting Pulmonary Infections in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

Sara Wu,Maryam Alikhil,Rochelle Forsyth,Bryan Allen

Impact of Potentially Unwarranted Intravenous Antibiotics Targeting Pulmonary Infections in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

2021

Sara Wu
Maryam Alikhil
Rochelle Forsyth
Bryan Allen

BackgroundAcute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) can present similarly to pulmonary infections. The additional volume and sodium received from intravenous antibiotics (IVAB) can be counterproduct...

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Acute decompensated heart failure
Antibiotics
pneumonia
intravenous antibiotics
infectious disease
Medicine
Intensive care medicine
COPD
Heart failure

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