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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Emerg Med. 2018 Aug 2;74(1):60–68. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.06.017

Table 2.

Critical Care Interventions and Mortality by CURB-65 Score

CURB-65 Score (n=2,322)
0 (n=480) 1 (n=679) 2 (n=826) 3 (n=267) 4 (n=67) 5 (n=3)
ICU Intervention (%, 95%CI)
 Any 4.2 (2.6–6.4) 8.0 (6.0–10.2) 15.4 (13.0–18.0) 35.6 (29.8.8–41.7) 67.2 (54.6–78.2) 66.7 (9.4–99.2)
 Vasopressor 0.4 (0.0–1.5) 1.9 (1.0–3.3) 5.6 (4.1–7.4) 19.1 (14.6–24.3) 46.3 (34.0–58.9) 33.3 (0.8–90.6)
 IPPV 1.9 (0.8–3.5) 4.0 (2.6–5.7) 6.7 (5.0–8.6) 17.2 (12.9–22.3) 44.8 (32.6–57.4) 66.7 (9.4–99.2)
 NIPPV 1.7 (0.7–3.3) 1.3 (0.6–2.5) 4.5 (3.2–6.1) 8.2 (6.4–11.6) 6.0 (3.6–14.9) 0 (---)
 Insulin gtt 0.2 (<0.1–1.1) 0.9 (0.3–1.9) 0.7 (0.2–1.6) 1.12 (0.2–3.2) 0 (---) 0 (---)
 Invasive Catheter 1.9 (0.9–3.5) 4.4 (3.0–6.3) 11.0 (9.0–13.4) 26.6 (21.4–32.3) 56.7 (44.0–68.8) 33.3 (0.8–90.6)
 >4L IVF 0.6 (0.1–1.8) 2.2 (1.2–3.6) 1.5 (0.7–2.4) 5.2 (2.8–8.6) 10.5 (4.3–20.3) 33.3 (0.8–90.6)
 RRT 1.0 (0.3–2.4) 2.5 (1.5–4.0) 1.6 (0.8–2.7) 1.1 (0.2–3.2) 0 (---) 0 (---)
Mortality (%,95%CI)
 All 0.6 (0.1–1.8) 0.6 (0.1–1.5) 5.7 (4.2–7.5) 12.0 (8.3–16.5) 14.9 (7.4–25.7) 33.3 (0.8–90.6)
 Admitted to Floor (n=1,692) 0.5 (<0.1–1.7) 0.2 (<0.1–1.0) 2.0 (1.0–3.5) 2.9 (0.6–8.4) 12.5 (0.3–52.7) 100.0 (---)
 Admitted to ICU (n=630) 2.0 (<0.1–10.6) 2.3 (0.4–6.6) 15.7 (11.1–21.1) 17.6 (12.1–24.3) 15.3 (7.2–27.0) 0 (---)
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IPPV = Invasive positive pressure ventilation;

NIPPV = Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation; gtt = continuous infusion; IVF = Intravenous fluid; RRT = Renal replacement therapy