Chung et al reported the Geriatric Influenza Death (GID) score to predict death of an older adult with influenza. The authors are from multiple institutions in Taiwan.
Patient selection: older adult >= 65 years old with influenza
Parameters:
(1) Glasgow coma scale
(2) history of cancer
(3) history of coronary artery disease (CAD)
(4) serum C-reactive protein (CRP) in mg/dL
(5) percent bands in differential count
Parameter
Finding
Points
Glasgow coma scale
9 to 15
0
<= 8 (severe coma)
2
history of cancer
no
0
yes
1
history of CAD
no
0
yes
1
serum CRP in mg/dL
<= 10 mg/dL
0
> 10 mg/dL
1
percent bands
<= 10%
0
> 10%
1
total score =
= SUM(points for all of the parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 6
Total Score
Risk Category
30-Day Mortality
0 or 1
low
1%
2
moderate
17%
3 to 6
high
40%
Performance:
• The area under the ROC curve is 0.86.
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