Abd Elfatah et al reported a score for triaging an acutely poisoned patient in a developing country. The authors are from Tanta University in Cairo, Egypt.
Patient selection: acutely poisoned patient
Parameters:
(1) systolic blood pressure in mm Hg
(2) serum bicarbonate in mmol/L
(3) oxygen saturation in percent
Parameter
Finding
Points
systolic blood pressure
> 100 mm Hg
0
<= 100 mm Hg
1
serum bicarbonate
> 16.6 mmol/L
0
<= 16.6 mmol/L
1
oxygen saturation
> 93%
0
<= 93%
1
total score =
= SUM(points for all of the parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 3
• A score >= 2 was associated with increased risk for death.
Performance:
• The area under the ROC curve was 0.97.
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