SCORTEN severity index score
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Introduction
severity index score for toxic epidermal necrolysis
- age > 40 years
- malignancy
- serum urea nitrogen (BUN) > 28 mg/dL (10.0 mmol/L)
- serum glucose > 252 mg/dL (14.0 mmol/L)
- pulse > 120/min
- serum bicarbonate < 20 mmol/L
- involvement of > 10% of body area
Score
| # of criteria | mortality |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3 % |
| 2 | 12 % |
| 3 | 35 % |
| 4 | 58 % |
| 5 | 90 % |
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References
- ↑ Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, 16, 17, 18. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018.
- ↑ Imahara SD, Holmes JH 4th, Heimbach DM SCORTEN overestimates mortality in the setting of a standardized treatment protocol. J Burn Care Res. 2006 May-Jun;27(3):270-5. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16679892
- ↑ Bastuji-Garin S, Fouchard N, Bertocchi M et al SCORTEN: a severity-of-illness score for toxic epidermal necrolysis. J Invest Dermatol. 2000 Aug;115(2):149-53 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10951229