Score

CURB-65

New

Severity of community-acquired pneumonia.

CURB-65

0 /5

0-1: low risk

0-1: low risk
2: moderate: consider admission
3-5: severe: consider HDU/ICU

Formula

confusion + urea + rr + bp + age

References

  1. Lim WS, et al. Defining community acquired pneumonia severity on presentation to hospital: an international derivation and validation study. Thorax 2003;58:377-82.

Used in

Severe community-acquired pneumonia

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