SMART-COP: a tool for predicting the need for intensive respiratory or vasopressor support in community-acquired pneumonia.
SMART-COP: Measures severity of CAP. Specifically designed to predict who will need mechanical ventilation or vasopressors.
SBP < 90 mmHg
+2 Points
Multilobar infiltrates
+1 Points
Albumin < 3.5 g/dL
RR ≥ 25/min
Pulse ≥ 125 bpm
Confusion (new)
PaO2 <70 / SpO2 ≤93%
Arterial pH < 7.35
Maintenance Strategy
Minimal risk of requiring intensive respiratory or vasopressor support (IRVS).