- Assessment of severity of croup using Westley Clinical Scoring System.

 Assessment of severity of croup using Westley Clinical Scoring System

A variety of scoring systems have been developed to evaluate the severity of croup.The most commonly used scoring system has been that of Westley et al.(1).

Assessment of severity of croup using Westley (2) Clinical Scoring System in emergency department, as shown in following table is very useful to plan for staying at observation unit, hospital admission, ICU admission

• Mild croup—Score 0–2; 
•  Moderate croup—Score 3–5;
•  Severe croup—Score 6–11;
•  Impending respiratory failure—Score 12–17. 

 Ibrahim Samaha

References:

1. Cherry, James D. "Croup." New England Journal of Medicine 358.4 (2008): 384-391.
2. Westley CR, Cotton EK, Brooks JG. Nebulized racemic epicontents of this manuscript. nephrine by IPPB for the treatment of croup: a double-blind study. Am J Dis Child 1978 May; 132 (5): 484-7