Table 1

Predictive potential of the CURB criteria

CURB category
0121+2343+4
Admission to ICU7/229 (3%)44/231 (19%)24/91 (26%)68/332 (21%)20/33 (61%)3/8 (38%)23/41 (56%)
Mortality3/229 (1%)17/231 (7%)7/91 (8%)24/322 (8%)13/33 (39%)1/8 (13%)14/41 (34%)