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Description

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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