Applicability of prediction rules in patients with community-acquired pneumonia requiring intensive care: A pilot study

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 226-232

  Smyrnios, Nicholas A ^a   Schaefer, Oren P ^a   Collins, Roslinde M ^a   Madison, J Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

ICU; Pneumonia; Prediction rules

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PILOT STUDY; PNEUMONIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PILOT PROJECTS; PNEUMONIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27744572375     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885066605277248     Document Type: Article

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