Calculated decisions: CURB-65 score for pneumonia severity

Emerg Med Pract. 2021 Feb 1;23(Suppl 2):CD1-CD2.

Abstract

A review of the uses and evidence for the the CURB-65 score, which estimates mortality risk for community-acquired pneumonia and helps guide inpatient versus outpatient treatment decisions.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Community-Acquired Infections / mortality*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / therapy*
  • Decision Making
  • Humans
  • Inpatients
  • Outpatients
  • Pneumonia / mortality*
  • Pneumonia / therapy*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Prognosis
  • Risk Assessment / methods*
  • Severity of Illness Index*