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Table 2 Pneumonia severity indices according to the mortality

From: Lactate to albumin ratio as a determinant of intensive care unit admission and mortality in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia

 

Survivor (n = 217)

Nonsurvivor (n = 27)

p

PSI

107 [89–132]

136 [108–139]

< 0.001

CURB-65

1 [1–2]

3 [2–4]

< 0.001

q-SOFA

1 [0–1]

1 [0–2]

0.009

Lactate/albumin ratio

0.36 [0.27–0.56]

0.76 [0.45–1.22]

< 0.001

  1. Definition of Abbreviations: PSI: Pneumonia severity index, CURB-65: Confusion- blood urea nitrogen-respiratory rate-blood pressure- age > 65, qSOFA: Quick-Sequential Organ Failure Assessment
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