First Author (Year) | Chen YX (2016) [21] |
Title | Use of CRB-65 and quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment to predict site of care and mortality in pneumonia patients in the emergency department: A retrospective study |
Journal | Critical Care |
Reviewer | RL, KH, LL, MB, CG |
Study sponsor | No information provided |
Study type | Prospectively Collected Data Retrospective Cohort (January 2012–May 2014) |
Location | Beijing, China |
Participants
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1769 identified, 1641 analyzed 59% male 73 (62–79) ED patients with new infiltrates on chest radiograph and two or more symptoms consistent with pneumonia (including cough, dyspnea, fever, sputum production, breathlessness, and/or pleuritic chest pain) |
qSOFA criteria | Respiratory rate ≥22/minute, altered mentation (Glasgow Coma Scale score ≤13) and systolic blood pressure ≤100 mmHg. |
Primary outcome Other outcomes |
All-cause mortality at 28 days Hospitalization and ICU admission |
Results | 28 day mortality qSOFA AUC 0.655 (0.626–0.683) |
Note | Ethics for current study not stated |