Evaluation of pneumonia severity and acute physiology scores to predict ICU admission and mortality in patients hospitalized for influenza.

Evaluation of pneumonia severity and acute physiology scores to predict ICU admission and mortality in patients hospitalized for influenza.

The demand for inpatient medical services increases during influenza season. A scoring system capable of identifying influenza patients at low risk death or ICU admission could help clinicians make hospital admission decisions.Hospitalized patients with laboratory confirmed influenza were identified...

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Main Authors: Matthew P Muller, Allison J McGeer, Kazi Hassan, John Marshall, Michael Christian, Toronto Invasive Bacterial Disease Network
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2832696?pdf=render

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