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- Title
Severity assessment criteria recommended by the British Thoracic Society (BTS) for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and older patients. Should SOAR (systolic blood pressure, oxygenation, age and respiratory rate) criteria be used in older people? A compilation study of two prospective cohorts.
- Authors
Myint, Phyo K; Kamath, Ajay V; Vowler, Sarah L; Maisey, David N; Harrison, Brian D W; British Thoracic Society
- Abstract
To assess the usefulness of the British Thoracic Society guidelines for severity assessment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in predicting mortality and to explore alternative criteria which could be more useful in older patients.
- Publication
Age and ageing, 2006, Vol 35, Issue 3, p286
- ISSN
0002-0729
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/ageing/afj081