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A simple respiratory severity score that may be used in evaluation of acute respiratory infection

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Acute respiratory infections are ubiquitous and may have long-term implications on respiratory health. There are many scoring systems used to objectively measure severity of respiratory infections in clinical and research settings. A respiratory severity score derived exclusively from physical exam components (RSS-HR) was studied as an objective measure of disease severity and was compared to a previously described score that uses pulse oximetry as a component of its score (RSS-SO). FINDINGS: A score was derived from 497 infants. The RSS-HR median score was higher in infants that were hospitalized (8.0) versus outpatient (4.0, p < 0.001), and those with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) (6.5) versus upper respiratory infections (URI) (1.0, p < 0.001). When discriminating upper versus LRTIs the concordance index of regression for RSS-HR was 0.91 and RSS-SO was 0.93. CONCLUSIONS: RSS-HR distinguishes disease severity based on level of care, as well as LRTI versus URI.

Source: BMC Research Notes

DOI: 10.1186/s13104-016-1899-4

Authors: Hector Rodriguez, Tina V. Hartert, Tebeb Gebretsadik, Kecia N. Carroll, Emma K. Larkin

Institution: Vanderbilt University

Language: English

Topic: Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,690