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| Clostridium Difficile Disease (CDD) Severity (Hines VA Score) |
The EBMcalc module Clostridium Difficile Disease (CDD) Severity (Hines VA Score) is available in EBMcalc Complete Edition.
This calculator evaluates the following Clinical Criteria:
- Fever (≥38 degrees C)
- Ileus by clinical or xray
- Hypotension with SysBP <100 mmHg
- White blood cell count [x 10^9/L]
- CAT scan findings of colonic wall thickening, dilated colon, or ascites
References
- Belmares J, Gerding DN, Parada JP, et al. Outcome of metronidazole therapy for Clostridium difficile disease and correlation with a scoring system. J Infect. 2007 Dec;55(6):495-501. PubMed ID: 17983659
- Fujitani S, George WL, Murthy AR. Comparison of clinical severity score indices for Clostridium difficile infection. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Mar;32(3):220-8. PubMed ID: 21460506
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