Physiological-social score (PMEWS) vs. CURB-65 to triage pandemic influenza: a comparative validation study using community-acquired pneumonia as a proxy

BACKGROUND: An influenza pandemic may increase Emergency Department attendance 7-fold. In the absence of a validated "flu score" to assess severity and assist triage decisions from primary into secondary care, current UK draft management recommendations have suggested the use of CURB-65 an...

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Autores principales: Challen, Kirsty, Bright, John, Bentley, Andrew, Walter, Darren
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1819377/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17328822
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-7-33

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1819377/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17328822
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-7-33

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