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Indian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volume  5, Issue 2, Apr-June 2019, Pages 81-90
 

Original Article

To Determine Severity and Prognostic Factors of Patients Admitted in Emergency with Community Acquired Pneumonia

M. Sudarshan Reddy, S. Bhaskar, K. Raghu

Post graduate, 2Professor, 3Associate Professor, Department of Emergency & Critical Care Medicine, Narayana Medical College and Hospital, Chintareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh 524003, India

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijem.2395.311X.5219.3

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the study is to determine systematically the performance of existing clinical prediction score (SMART_COP, CURB_65, PSI, ATS/ IDSA, SCAP Score) to risk stratify the Emergency department patients with Community acquired pneumonia. Method: This study was conducted on 80 patients presented to the department of emergency medicine, during July 2016 to November 2019. Results: Maximum age group of 51-70 with mean age 57.5 ± 14.78 years. Smoking about 75% males have smoking as risk factor and the most common comorbid condition is hypertension. Among 80 patients, 10 have CURB_65 score of 0, 24 patients have score of 1, 30 patients have score of 2, 11 patients have score of 3, 3 patients have score of 4 and 2 patients have score of 5. Among 80 patients, 19 patients has SCAP major criteria and 36 patients had minor criteria. The mortality was seen in about 10 patients. SMART_COP has highest AUC value among different pneumonia severity score for predicting the need of vasopressor support and SMART_COP score > 5 have good accuracy in predicting the need of vasopressor support in patients with CAP. Conclusion: Early microbiological diagnosis, early antibiotic administration in patients with SMART_COP score > 4 and PSI class 4 and 5 can decrease the morbidity and mortality in CAP patients.


Keywords : Pneumonia; Vasopressor; SMART_COP.
Corresponding Author : K. Raghu