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    Attention COACH STUDY participants:

    The principal investigators of the study request that you use the official version of the modified score here.

    PIRO Score for Community-Acquired Pneumonia

    Predicts ICU mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
    When to Use

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    Dr. Jordi Rello

    About the Creator

    Jordi Rello, MD, PhD, is a professor of medicine at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in Spain. He is also the director of the Clinical Research and Innovation in Pneumonia and Sepsis Group at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute. Dr. Rello’s primary research is focused on the prevention and treatment of hospital and community-acquired pneumonia as well as critical cases of sepsis and infection.

    To view Dr. Jordi Rello's publications, visit PubMed

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