Table 6.
Comparison of the DS with previously published decision rules.
| COMPARISON OF DS WITH PAM, PAR, AND MPI SCORES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS | PAM | PAR | MPI | |
| Age > 70 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Angina pectoris | 1 | 1 | ||
| No angina pectoris | 4 | |||
| Dementia | 2 | |||
| No dementia | 1 | |||
| Respiratory insufficiency | ||||
| No respiratory insufficiency | 2 | |||
| CVA | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Hypotension | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Abnl PaO2 | 3 | |||
| Abnl bicarb | 3 | |||
| Coma | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cancer | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Metastatic cancer | 10 | |||
| Non-metastatic cancer | 3 | |||
| Homebound | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| Heart failure | 1 | 1 | ||
| Cirrhosis | 1 | |||
| Sepsis | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Acute MI | 1 | −2 | 1 | |
| Ventilated | 1 | 1 | ||
| Gallop | 1 | 1 | ||
| Oliguria | 1 | 1 | ||
| Abnl creatinine | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Cutoff | ≤7 and ≥9 | >6 | >7 | >6 |