Can we recognize severe community-acquired pneumonia without pneumonia severity index? Use of modified qSOFA with procalcitonin

Can we recognize severe community-acquired pneumonia without pneumonia severity index? Use of modified qSOFA with procalcitonin

Objective: The aim of this study is to analyze the diagnostic value of Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA), modified qSOFA, National Early Warning Score (NEWS) and NEWS + Lactate (NEWS + L) scores in the detection of severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Methods: This research is...

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Main Authors: Tolgahan Güleç, Sarper Yılmaz, Rohat Ak, Ali Cankut Tatlıparmak, Özgür Karcıoğlu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Community-acquired pneumonia
Scoring systems
Procalcitonin
Lactate
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023071451

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