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CURB-65 Score | |
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Criteria | Score |
| Confusion | 1 |
| Urea > 7 mmol/L or BUN > 19 mg/dL | 1 |
| Respiratory Rate (> 30/min) | 1 |
| Blood Pressure (Systolic < 90 mmHg or Diastolic < 60 mmHg) | 1 |
| Age ≥ 65 | 1 |
| Score | 30 Day Mortality Risk |
| 0 - Low risk; consider home treatment | 0.60% |
| 1 - Low risk; consider home treatment | 2.70% |
| 2 - Short inpatient hospitalization or closely supervised outpatient treatment | 6.80% |
| 3 - Severe pneumonia; hospitalize and consider admitting to intensive care | 14.00% |
| 4 or 5 - Severe pneumonia; hospitalize and consider admitting to intensive care | 27.80% |
| Source: MDCalc. Accessed March 2026. | |
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eMedici recommends to use the eTG scoring for severity on pneumonia as opposed to CURB-65 in some cases as evidenced by this question: https://emedici.com/app/share/question/1428
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CURB-65 Score for Pneumonia Severity. MDCalc website. Accessed March 05, 2023. CURB-65 Score for Pneumonia Severity - MDCalc.
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