Criteria | Items | Diagnosis | |
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Gurd and Wilson’s [25] | Major • Petechiae • Respiratory symptoms with positive radiographic changes • Cerebral signs unrelated with head injury or any other condition | Minor • Tachycardia • Fever • Retinal changes • Anuria or oliguria • Sudden drop in hemoglobin level • Thrombocytopenia • Fat globule in urine or sputum • High EST | 2 major or 1 major + 4 minor |
Modified Gurd’s [15] | Major • Petechiae on conjunctiva and upper trunk • PaO2<60 at FIO2 with or without pulmonary infiltrate on chest X-ray • Altered mentality with multiple cerebral white matter lesion on brain MRI | Minor • HR>100/min • Temperature>38 °C • Platelet<100 × 103/μL • Anemia with coagulopathy or DIC without definite ongoing bleeding site • Anuria or oliguria • Retinal infarct | 1 major + 3 minor or 2 major + 2 minor |
Lindeque’s [26] | • A sustained PaO2<60 mmHg • A sustained PaCO2>55 mmHg or a PH<7.3 • A sustained respiratory rate>35/min after adequate sedation • Increased work of breathing and tachycardia combined with anxiety | ≥1 item | |
Schonfeld’s [27] | • Petechiae | 5 | >5 points |
• X-ray infiltrate on chest | 4 | ||
• Hypoxemia | 3 | ||
• Mental confusion | 1 | ||
• Tachycardia | 1 | ||
• Fever | 1 | ||
• Tachypnea | 1 |