ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SEVERE COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA

Ignacio Martin‑Loeches, Antoni Torres, Blin Nagavci, Stefano Aliberti, Massimo Antonelli, Matteo Bassetti, Lieuwe Bos, James Chalmers, Lennie Derde, Jan de Waele, Jose Garnacho‑Montero, Marin Kollef, Carlos Luna, Rosario Menendez, Michael Niederman,

Severe community-acquired pneumonia (sCAP) is associated with high morbidity and mortality. While existing guidelines address community-acquired pneumonia, there are no specific recommendations for sCAP. This task force, comprising 18 European and four non-European experts, aimed to fill this gap by addressing eight clinical questions related to the diagnosis and treatment of sCAP. Systematic literature searches and meta-analyses were conducted to synthesize evidence, with the quality assessed using the GRADE system.