The study population was adult inpatients diagnosed with CAP CAP
Conditions
Interventions
Severe CAP defined as requiring a mechanical ventilator, vasopressor, transfer to ICU, or death within hospital admission,CAP is no progress to severe
Screening,Screening
Severe CAP,Non-Severe CAP
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients presented with at least one symptom of fever, productive cough, dyspnea or pleuritic chest pain, in addition to abnormal findings during auscultation (crepitation or rhonchi) and evidence from the chest X-ray of new or increasing lung infiltration
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: patients who met the major criteria at emergency department (need of a vasopressor or mechanical ventilation) or pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Severe CAP progress to SCAP within 72 hr. after admission occurrence of SCAP | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Accuracy of NEWS progress to SCAP within 72 hr. after admission NEWS score | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactAtikun Limsukon
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University
Outcome results
None listed