Table 1 Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society guidelines for intensive care unit admission
From: Demographics, guidelines, and clinical experience in severe community-acquired pneumonia
Major criteria | Minor criteria (at least three of these) |
|---|---|
Invasive mechanical ventilation | Respiratory rate ≥30 breaths/minute |
Septic shock with the need for vasopressors | PaO2/FiO2 ratio ≤ 250 |
Multilobar infiltrates | |
New onset confusion/disorientation | |
Uremia (BUN level ≥20 mg/dl) | |
Leukopenia (WBC count <4,000 cells/mm3) | |
Thrombocytopenia (platelets <100,000 cells/mm3) | |
Hypothermia (core temperature <36°C) | |
Hypotension requiring aggressive fluid resuscitation |