Variable | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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Predisposition | |||||
Age (years) | <65 | 65 to 80 | >80 | ||
COPD | Yes | ||||
Liver disease | Yes | ||||
Nursing home resident | Yes | ||||
Malignancy | Without metastases | With metastases | |||
Infection | |||||
Skin/soft tissue infection | Yes | ||||
Any other infection | Yes | ||||
Pneumonia | Yes | ||||
Response | |||||
Respiratory rate (bpm) | >20 | ||||
Bands | >5% | ||||
Heart rate (bpm) | >120 | ||||
Organ dysfunction | |||||
SBP (mmHg) | >90 | 70 to 90 | <70 | ||
BUN (mmol/l) | >7.1 | ||||
Respiratory failure/hypoxemia | Yes | ||||
Lactate (mmol/l) | >4.0 | ||||
Platelet count (×109/l) | <150 |