Biomarker-enhanced triage in respiratory infections: a proof-of-concept feasibility trial

Concerns about inadequate performance and complexity limit routine use of clinical risk scores in lower respiratory tract infections. Our aim was to study feasibility and effects of adding the biomarker proadrenomedullin (proADM) to the confusion, urea >7 mmol·L−1, respiratory rate ≥30 breaths·mi...

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Main Authors: Albrich, Werner C., Rüegger, Kristina, Dusemund, Frank, Schuetz, Philipp, Arici, Birsen, Litke, Alexander, Blum, Claudine A., Bossart, Rita, Regez, Katharina, Schild, Ursula, Guglielmetti, Merih, Conca, Antoinette, Schäfer, Petra, Schubert, Maria, de Geest, Sabina, Reutlinger, Barbara, Irani, Sarosh, Bürgi, Ulrich, Huber, Andreas, Müller, Beat
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3787815/