SMART-COP Score for Pneumonia Severity
Predicts need for intensive respiratory or vasopressor support (IRVS) in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).
Tips for COVID-19: Use to determine floor vs. ICU. Perhaps best performing to predict ICU admissions for CAP, but unclear applicability in COVID/viral pneumonias/ARDS.
Use in patients ≥18 years with clinical and radiographic findings consistent with community acquired pneumonia (CAP). Does not apply to patients with significant immunosuppression.
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Patrick Charles, MBBS, FRACP, Ph.D, is a practicing infectious disease physician at Austin Health in Victoria, Australia. He is also the head of the general medicine unit and an honorary lecturer at the University of Melbourne. Dr. Charles researches the emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens, community-acquired pneumonia, and urinary bacteriotherapy, among other infectious disease topics.
- Jennifer Chen, MD
