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Can a bedside score flag deadly viral pneumonia?
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In 528 viral pneumonia admissions, MuLBSTA (cut-off 12) stratified 90-day mortality better than CURB-65 (AUROC 0.773 vs 0.717).
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Study at a glance
- Design
- Cohort — Hospital viral pneumonia cohort; MuLBSTA logistic score for 90-day mortality
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- N=528 · Training 423 / testing 105
- Population
- Hospitalized adults with viral pneumonia at RuiJin Hospital, Shanghai
- Outcome
- 90-day in-hospital mortality risk stratification (MuLBSTA vs CURB-65)
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Can a bedside score flag deadly viral pneumonia?
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528 patients recruited.
A total of 528 patients with viral pneumonia at RuiJin hospital in Shanghai from May 2015 to May 2019 were recruited.
14.4% (76) died within 90 days.
76 (14.4%) patients died within 90 days in hospital.
Key findings
76/528 (14.4%) died by 90 days. Top weighted factors included multilobular infiltrates (5 pts) and lymphopenia (4 pts). Sensitivity/specificity ~0.78 at cut-off 12.
Methodology
Recruited viral pneumonia patients, built a weighted logistic score (MuLBSTA) on a training split, and validated discrimination including vs CURB-65.
Limitations
Single-center derivation; score predicts risk, not treatment benefit from any specific therapy.
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