A systematic review of tools for predicting complications in patients with influenza-like illness.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify tools that predict the risk of complications for patients presenting to an outpatient clinic or an emergency department (ED) with influenza-like illness.

Methods

We searched Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library and CINAHL from inception to July 2023. We included articles reporting on the derivation or validation of a score or algorithm used to stratify the risk of hospitalization or mortality among patients with influenza-like illness in the ED or outpatient clinic.

Results

Twelve articles reporting on eight scores and six predictive models were identified. For predicting the need for hospitalization, the area under the curve (AUC) of the PMEWS and the CURB-65 ranged respectively from 0.76 to 0.94, and 0.65 to 0.88. The Community Assessment Tool had

SUBMITTER: Marx T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10755309 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature