Validity of Pneumonia Severity Assessment Scores in Africa and South Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Sarah Khalid Al HussainAmanj KurdiNouf AbutheraaAsma AlDawsariJacqueline SneddonBrian B GodmanRonald Andrew Seaton

Published in: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)

CURB-65 and CRB-65 appear to be valid for predicting mortality in LMICs. CRB-65 may be employed where urea levels are unavailable. There is a lack of robust evidence regarding other scores, including the Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI).

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
respiratory failure
risk factors
type diabetes
coronary artery disease