Mortality predictors in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia requiring ICU admission

Mortality predictors in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia requiring ICU admission

Abstract Background Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major cause of mortality. This prospective study was conducted to describe patient’s characteristics, mortality rate, and etiological pathogens in patients with severe CAP who required ICU admission and to determine the predictors of mortal...

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Main Authors: Ali O. Abdel Aziz, Mohammad T. Abdel Fattah, Ahmed H. Mohamed, Mohammad O. Abdel Aziz, Mohammed S. Mohammed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-06-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
Subjects:
apache II score
curb-65 score
ICU
microbial etiology
prognostic factors
septic shock
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.4103/1687-8426.184373

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