Efficacy of the quick sequential organ failure assessment for predicting clinical outcomes among community-acquired pneumonia patients presenting in the emergency department

Abstract Background The study aimed to investigate the predictive value of the quick sequential organ failure assessment (qSOFA) for clinical outcomes in emergency patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Methods A total of 742 CAP cases from the emergency department (ED) were enrolled in t...

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Main Authors: Xiangqun Zhang, Bo Liu, Yugeng Liu, Lijuan Ma, Hong Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05044-0