Prediction accuracy of commonly used pneumonia severity scores in Aboriginal patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia - a retrospective study.
Danny TsaiPaul SecombeFabian ChiongShahid UllahJeffrey LipmanSaliya HewagamaPublished in: Internal medicine journal (2021)
None of the pneumonia severity scores accurately predicted mortality. We recommend SMARTACOP to predict IRVS requirement in Aboriginal patients with SCAP. Given Aboriginal patients are over-represented in Australian ICUs, a new score is warranted for this understudied population. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Keyphrases
- community acquired pneumonia
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular events
- early onset
- risk factors
- coronary artery disease
- cardiovascular disease
- respiratory failure
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- mechanical ventilation