TY - JOUR T1 - A three-step critical pathway for community-acquired pneumonia reduces duration of hospital stay and intravenous antibiotic use by 2 days JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs DO - 10.1136/eb-2012-101000 SP - ebnurs2012101000 AU - Paula Peyrani Y1 - 2012/10/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/early/2012/10/24/eb-2012-101000.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Carratalà J, Garcia-Vidal C, Ortega L, et al. Effect of a 3-step critical pathway to reduce duration of intravenous antibiotic therapy and length of stay in community-acquired pneumonia: a randomized controlled trial: a 3-step critical pathway for CAP. Arch Intern Med 2012; 172: 922– 8.OpenUrlPubMedWeb of Science Although early switch therapy and hospital discharge are well-recognised processes, current practices show that these practices are not well established worldwide. Pathways are useful tools to remind treating physicians about criteria for early switch and discharge. A behavioural change may be necessary in order to decrease the gap between national recommendations and current management of hospitalised patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains within the 10 … ER -