CURB-65 score
Pulmonology
Also known as: CURB-65-Score · CURB-65 skoru · CURB-65 score (severity of community-acquired pneumonia)
What it is for
CURB-65 grades the severity of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in adults assessed in hospital. One point for each feature present (0-5 points).
Classification
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| C | new confusion: 1 point |
| U | urea >7 mmol/L (blood urea nitrogen >19 mg/dL): 1 point |
| R | respiratory rate ≥30/min: 1 point |
| B | blood pressure: systolic <90 mmHg or diastolic ≤60 mmHg: 1 point |
| 65 | age ≥65 years: 1 point |
| Interpretation (BTS groups) | 0-1: low severity; 2: moderate severity; 3-5: high severity. |
| Related score | CRB-65 leaves out urea so that it can be used without a blood test (0-4 points). |
Source
Defining community acquired pneumonia severity on presentation to hospital: an international derivation and validation study
Thorax 2003;58:377-382 (Lim WS et al.)
PMID: 12728155
- Edition
- Lim et al. 2003; severity groups as in the BTS adult community-acquired pneumonia guideline (2009 update)
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