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ea0029n3 | (1) | ICEECE2012

Interdisciplinary risk assessment and patient discharge management: combining biomarker & clinical scores, medical & nursing aspects

Conca Antoinette , Schild Ursula , Regez Katharina , Bossart Rita , Tobias Petra , Wallimann Gabriela , Schweingruber Ruth , Reutlinger Barbara , Albrich Werner , Ruegger Kristina , Dusemund Frank , Schutz Philipp , Huber Andreas , Burgi Ulrich , Muller Beat

Introduction: Current medical and nursing scores have limited efficiency and safety profiles to assign the most appropriate treatment site to patients with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs). We assessed the potential of a combined score of CURB65 with proadrenomedullin (ProADM) levels and the adapted post-acute discharge score (PACD) for triage and discharge management decisions. We aimed to identify the proportions of patients who would be best cared for at different...