Triaging pandemic flu: Pneumonia severity scores are not the answer

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 670-673

  Commons, R J ^a   Denholm, J ^a,b  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Influenza; Pandemic influenza; Pneumonia severity score; Severity

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONFUSION UREA RESPIRATORY RATE BLOOD PRESSURE AGE 65 YEARS SCORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PNEUMONIA SEVERITY INDEX; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE MULTILOBAR INVOLVEMENT RESPIRATORY RATE TACHYCARDIA CONFUSION OXYGENATION SCORE;

COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; PANDEMICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRIAGE; VICTORIA;

EID: 84859713732     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0446     Document Type: Article

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