A Prediction Rule to Identify Low-Risk Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Abstract

The prediction rule we describe accurately identifies the patients with community-acquired pneumonia who are at low risk for death and other adverse outcomes. This prediction rule may help physicians make more rational decisions about hospitalization for patients with pneumonia.

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MedicinePneumoniaCommunity-acquired pneumoniaCohortPneumonia severity indexCohort studyClinical prediction ruleInternal medicineConfidence intervalPediatrics

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Year: 1997
Type: article
Volume: 336
Issue: 4
Pages: 243-250
Citations: 4605
Access: Closed

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                                    Michael J. Fine, 
                                
                                    Thomas E. Auble, 
                                
                                    Donald M. Yealy
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1997). 
                            A Prediction Rule to Identify Low-Risk Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 336
                            (4)
                            , 243-250.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199701233360402
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejm199701233360402