Effectiveness of Proadrenomedullin Enhanced CURB65 Score Algorithm in Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia in “Real Life”, an Observational Quality Control Survey

Background: An intervention trial found a trend for shorter length of stay (LOS) in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) when the CURB65 score was combined with the prognostic biomarker proadrenomedullin (ProADM) (CURB65-A). However, the efficacy and safety of CURB65-A in real life situa...

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Main Authors: Widmer, Daniel, Drozdov, Daniel, Rüegger, Kristina, Litke, Alexander, Arici, Birsen, Regez, Katharina, Guglielmetti, Merih, Schild, Ursula, Conca, Antoinette, Schäfer, Petra, Bossart Kouegbe, Rita, Reutlinger, Barbara, Blum, Claudine, Schuetz, Philipp, Irani, Sarosh, Huber, Andreas, Bürgi, Ulrich, Müller, Beat, Albrich, Werner C.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4449665/