NT-proBNP correlates with the illness scores pneumonia severity index and CURB-65 in patients with pneumonia
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Hypoxemia adds to the CURB-65 pneumonia severity score in hospitalized patients with mild pneumonia.
BACKGROUND Hypoxemia may influence the prognosis of patients with mild pneumonia, regardless of the initial CURB-65 score (confusion, blood urea nitrogen > 20 mg/dL, respiratory rate > 30 breaths/min, blood pressure < 90/60 mm Hg, and age ≥ 65 y). OBJECTIVE To determine the risk factors associated with hypoxemia and the influence of hypoxemia on clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with...
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عنوان ژورنال: Italian Journal of Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1877-9352,1877-9344
DOI: 10.4081/itjm.2017.728