From: Sleeping with the enemy: Clostridium difficile infection in the intensive care unit
Criterion | Points |
---|---|
Low albumin | 1 |
Fever | 1 |
Admission to ICU | 1 |
Chronic medical condition | 1 |
Pancolitis, ascites, and/or bowel wall thickening in CT scan | 2 |
Elevated white blood cell count | 2 |
Increased creatinine | 2 |
Clinical signs of peritonitis | 3 |
Hypotension requiring vasopressors | 5 |
Respiratory failure due to C. difficile | 5 |
Mental alterations | 5 |