PSI/PORT Score: Pneumonia Severity Index for CAP Clinical Calculator and Pathway

Age (years)

Sex

Male

0

Female

-10

Nursing home resident

No

0

Yes

+10

Neoplastic disease

No

0

Yes

+30

Liver disease history

No

0

Yes

+20

CHF history

No

0

Yes

+10

Cerebrovascular disease history

No

0

Yes

+10

Renal disease history

No

0

Yes

+10

Altered mental status

No

0

Yes

+20

Respiratory rate > 29

No

0

Yes

+20

Systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg

No

0

Yes

+20

Temperature < 35C (95F) or > 39.9C (103.8F)

No

0

Yes

+15

Pulse > 124

No

0

Yes

+10

pH < 7.35

No

0

Yes

+30

BUN > 29

No

0

Yes

+20

Sodium < 130

No

0

Yes

+20

Glucose > 249 (US) or > 13.8 (SI)

No

0

Yes

+10

Hematocrit < 30%

No

0

Yes

+10

Partial pressure of Oxygen < 60 mmHg

No

0

Yes

+10

Pleural effusion on x-ray

No

0

Yes

+10

PSI/PORT Score: Pneumonia Severity Index for CAP

Estimates mortality for adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia.

Interpretation