Sepsis severity predicts outcome in community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia
Open Access
- 1 September 2007
- journal article
- Published by European Respiratory Society (ERS) in European Respiratory Journal
- Vol. 30 (3), 517-524
- https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00021007
Abstract
Easily performed prognostic rules are helpful for guiding the intensity of monitoring and treatment of patients. The aim of the present study was to compare the predictive value of the sepsis score and the Confusion, Respiratory rate (≥30 breaths·min−1), Blood pressure (systolic value versus CRB-65): 1) low-risk group, 0 versus 0%; 2) intermediate-risk group, 0 versus 8.6%; 3) high-risk group, 30.6 versus 40%, with an area under the curve of 0.867 versus 0.845. Patients with ambulatory antibiotic pre-treatment had less severe disease with a lower acute physiology score, lower white blood cell count and a faster decline of C-reactive protein levels. No pre-treated patient died. In summary, both scores performed equally well in predicting mortality. The prediction of survival in the intermediate-risk group might be more accurate with the sepsis score. Pre-hospital antibiotic treatment was associated with less severe disease.Keywords
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