CURB-65 criteria

Procedure

• Criteria:
  • Confusion
  • Uremia: BUN > 20 mg/dL
  • Respiratory Rate > 30/min
  • low Blood pressure (< 90/60 mm Hg)
  • age >= 65 years
• score 1 point for each of 5 criteria met

Management

• patients with community-acquired pneumonia with a score of:
  • 0-1: generally can be managed as an outpatient
  • 2: admit to hospital
  • > 2: consider admission to ICU

More general terms

• criteria
• numerical rating scale (NRS)