The Battle of the Pneumonia Predictors: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Comparing the Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) and the CURB-65 Score in Predicting Mortality and the Need for ICU Support

The CURB-65 (confusion, uremia, respiratory rate, blood pressure, age ≥ 65 years) score and the pneumonia severity index (PSI) are widely used and recommended in predicting 30-day mortality and the need for intensive care support in community-acquired pneumonia. This study aims to compare the perfor...

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Autores principales: Zaki, Hany A, Hamdi Alkahlout, Baha, Shaban, Eman, Mohamed, Eslam Hussein, Basharat, Kaleem, Elsayed, Wael Abdelrehem Elnabawy, Azad, Aftab
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10462911/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37649936
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42672

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10462911/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37649936
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42672

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