Efficacy of quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment with lactate concentration for predicting mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia in the emergency department
Objective Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major cause of sepsis, and sepsis-related acute organ dysfunction affects patient mortality. Although the quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) is a new screening tool for patients with suspected infection, its predictive value for the mo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2019-03-01
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| Series: | Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ceemjournal.org/upload/pdf/ceem-17-262.pdf |