コミュニティで得られた肺炎の高齢者における臨床および炎症または栄養に基づくスコアの予測精度比較

Merve Eksioglu1, Burcu Azapoglu Kaymak1, Ebru Unal Akoglu1

  • 1Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

まとめ

肺炎重症指数 (PSI) とCURB-65は,コミュニティで得られた肺炎 (CAP) の高齢者の死亡率とICU入院率を予測するために,グラスゴー予測スコア (GPS),修正されたグラスゴー予測スコア (mGPS),およびC-反応性タンパク質/アルブミン比 (CAR) を上回ります.

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