The DECAF Score: predicting hospital mortality in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Thorax, 08/21/2012
Steer J et al. – The DECAF Score is a simple yet effective predictor of mortality in patients hospitalised with an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and has the potential to help clinicians more accurately predict prognosis, and triage place and level of care to improve outcome in this common condition.



