Variable | Defined as | Points |
Terminal illness | Metastatic cancer or chronic illness with >50% likelihood of fatality within 28 days | 6 |
Tachypnoea/hypoxia | Respiratory rate >20 or Spo2 <90% | 3 |
Septic shock | Sepsis plus a systolic blood pressure <90 mm Hg despite a 20–30 ml/kg fluid bolus | 3 |
Platelet count <150 000/mm3 | 3 | |
Age >65 years | 3 | |
Lower respiratory tract infection | Based on clinical findings | 2 |
Nursing home resident | 2 | |
Altered mental state | Glasgow coma score <15 | 2 |
Total possible score | 24 |
Spo2, oxygen saturation.