See Also
1. Community Acquired Pneumonia
Indications
1. Community Acquired Pneumonia assessment of ICU bed status requirement
Criteria
1. Major
  1. Invasive Mechanical Ventilation
  2. Septic Shock with Vasopressors required
2. Minor
  1. BUN >20 mg/dl
  2. Confusion or disorientation
  3. Hypotension requiring aggressive fluid Resuscitation
  4. Hypothermia with core temperature <96.8 F
  5. Leukopenia with White Blood Cell count <4000 per mm3
  6. Multilobar infiltrates
  7. PaO2 to FIO2 ratio <250
  8. Respiratory Rate >30 breaths/min
  9. Thrombocytopenia with Platelet Count <100,000 per mm3
Interpretation
1. ICU bed required if any major criteria is present
2. Consider ICU bed if any minor criteria present
References
1. Mandell (2007) Clin Infect Dis 44(suppl 2): S27-72

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