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DECAF Score calculator

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Clinical inputs

Extended MRC dyspnea grade

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Clinical inputs

  • Extended MRC dyspnea grade
  • Eosinophils <0.05 ×10⁹/L (+1)
  • Consolidation on chest radiograph (+1)
  • Acidemia, arterial pH <7.30 (+1)
  • Atrial fibrillation (+1)

Primary source

Steer J et al. The DECAF Score: predicting hospital mortality in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Thorax (2012)

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