Table1 Illustration of BGAV scoring system
Term | Grade | Definition |
|---|---|---|
B: bronchodilator | B1 | Patients need short-acting β2 receptor agonists or nebulized ipratropium bromide |
B2 | The patient's dosage or frequency of β2 receptor agonists on the basis of B1 increased | |
B3 | Patients need to use long-acting bronchodilators on the basis of B2 | |
G: glucocorticoid | G1 | Patients need oral prednisone 30–40 mg/d |
G2 | The patient needs intravenous drip of glucocorticoid | |
A: antibiotics | A1 | The infection can be controlled by oral application of firstline antibacterial drugs, without upgrading antibiotic drugs |
A2 | The patient's use of antibacterial drugs in this course of treatment is upgraded or new antibacterial drug combination therapy is added | |
V: ventilation | V1 | The patient does not need mechanical ventilation and does not need to be admitted to the ICU |
V2 | The patient does not need mechanical ventilation and does not need to be admitted to the ICU | |
V3 | The patient is admitted to the ICU |