Table 1.

PESI score31 

CriteriaScore
Age +1/y 
Male sex +10 
History of cancer +30 
History of heart failure +10 
History of chronic lung disease +10 
Pulse > 110 beats/min +20 
Systolic blood pressure < 100 mm Hg +30 
Respiratory rate ≥ 30/min +20 
Body temperature < 36°C +20 
Altered mental status +60 
Arterial blood oxygen saturation < 90% +20 
CriteriaScore
Age +1/y 
Male sex +10 
History of cancer +30 
History of heart failure +10 
History of chronic lung disease +10 
Pulse > 110 beats/min +20 
Systolic blood pressure < 100 mm Hg +30 
Respiratory rate ≥ 30/min +20 
Body temperature < 36°C +20 
Altered mental status +60 
Arterial blood oxygen saturation < 90% +20 

Mortality risk: class I (<65 points), very low risk; class II (66-85 points), low risk; class III (86-105 points), intermediate risk; class IV (106-125 points), high risk; class V (>125 points): very high risk.

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