Prediction of in-hospital death from community-acquired pneumonia by varying crb-age groups

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 917-922

  Ewig, Santiago ^a   Bauer, Torsten ^b   Richter, Klaus ^c   Szenscenyi, Joachim ^c   Heller, Günther ^c   Strauss, Richard ^d   Welte, Tobias ^e  

^a Augusta Kranken Anstalt   (Germany)

^b HELIOS KLINIKUM EMIL VON BEHRING   (Germany)

^c AQUA Institut Göttingen   (Germany)

^d Pfrimmer Nutricia   (Germany)

^e LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Infectious diseases epidemiology; Respiratory infection

Indexed keywords

UREA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING RATE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRB 50 SCORE; CRB 80 SCORE; DEATH; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DEATH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOW RISK POPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE; SYSTOLE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875849536     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00065212     Document Type: Article

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