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