Can We Improve Confusion, Uremia, Respiratory Rate, Blood Pressure, Age >65 with Lactate and Procalcitonin to Predict Mortality in Pneumonia?

Can We Improve Confusion, Uremia, Respiratory Rate, Blood Pressure, Age >65 with Lactate and Procalcitonin to Predict Mortality in Pneumonia?

Introduction: Pneumonia is a common diagnosis in the emergency department (ED). Some scoring systems such as Confusion, Uremia, Respiratory Rate, Blood Pressure, Age>65 (CURB-65) are used to determine the severity of this disease. We aimed to determine the best scoring system (CURB-65, serum...

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Main Authors: Ahmet Burak Urfalioglu, Satuk Bugra Yapici, Durdu Mehmet Uzucek, Dervis Yildiz, Kemal Sener, Adem Kaya, Akkan Avci, Sadiye Yolcu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2023-07-01
Series:Dubai Medical Journal
Subjects:
curb-65
lactate
procalcitonin
pneumonia
emergency
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