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Westley Croup Score
Severity of a croup episode: consciousness, cyanosis, stridor, air entry, retractions, 0–17 points
Severity by Westley sum
| Total | Designation according to source |
|---|---|
| 0–2 | mild |
| 3–7 | moderate |
| 8–11 | severe |
| 12–17 | impending respiratory failure |
Table 2 in AAFP-CROUP-2018: ≤ 2 mild, 3–7 moderate, 8–11 severe, ≥ 12 impending respiratory failure.
Frequently asked questions
Westley Croup Score: What does this calculator compute?
Westley Croup Score: click five findings, total 0–17 and severity (mild, moderate, severe, impending respiratory failure) per Westley 1978, with documentation text.
Westley Croup Score: Which sources is this calculator based on?
Smith DK, McDermott AJ, Sullivan JF; American Academy of Family Physicians: Croup: Diagnosis and Management (Am Fam Physician 97:575–580) – Table 2: Westley Croup Score (2018); Westley CR, Cotton EK, Brooks JG: Nebulized racemic epinephrine by IPPB for the treatment of croup: a double-blind study (Am J Dis Child 132:484–487) (1978)