Table 4.

ATS/IDSA intensive care unit admission criteria. The presence of one major criterion or ≥3 minor criteria imply admission in ICU.

Major Criteria Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Septic Shock with the Need for Vasopressors

Minor criteria Respiratory rate ≥ 30 breaths/min PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 250 Multilobar infiltrates Confusion/disorientation Uremia (BUN level ≥ 20 mg/dL) Leukopenia (WBC count < 4000 cells/mm3) Trombocytopenia (platelet count < 100,000 cells/mm3) Hypothermia (temperature < 36 °C) Hypotension requiring aggressive fluid resuscitation