ARC Score of Welfare et al for a Patient with Clostridium difficile Disease

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Welfare et al reported the ARC score for predicting mortality in a patient with Clostridium difficile disease. This can help to identify a patient who may benefit from more aggressive management. The authors are from North Tyneside General Hospital in the United Kingdom.

Patient selection: Clostridium difficile disease, presumably adult

ARC is an acronym for age, renal disease and cancer.

Parameters:

(1) age in years

(2) renal disease

(3) cancer

Parameter	Finding	Points
age in years	< 60 years	0
	60 to 79.99 years	3
	>= 80 years	4
renal disease	absent	0
	present	2
cancer	absent	0
	present	2

total score =

= SUM(points for all of the parameters)

Interpretation:

• minimum score: 0

• maximum score: 8

• The higher the score the greater the risk of mortality.

Total Score	Mortality Rate
0	9%
2	17%
3	22%
4	31%
5	37%
6	48%
7	46%
8	66%

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ARC Score of Welfare et al for a Patient with Clostridium difficile Disease

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