qSOFA as a new community-acquired pneumonia severity score in the emergency setting
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Spagnolello Ornella, Ceccarelli Giancarlo, Borrazzo Cristian, Macrì Angela, Suppa Marianna, Baldini Enrico, Garramone Alessia, Alessandri Francesco, Celani Luigi, Vullo Francesco, Angeletti Silvia, Ciccozzi Massimo, Mastroianni Claudio, Bertazzoni Giuliano, D'Ettorre Gabriella
ISSN: 1472-0205
Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) score is a bedside prognostic tool for patients with suspected infection outside the intensive care unit (ICU), which is particularly useful when laboratory analyses are not readily available. However, its performance in potentially septic patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) needs to be examined further, especially in relation to early outcomes affecting acute management.