PID Severity Classification: Severity features helping decide outpatient versus inpatient management in pelvic inflammatory disease.
Severe pain or marked pelvic tenderness
+1 Points
Pregnancy
+2 Points
Tubo-ovarian abscess
+3 Points
High fever or vomiting
Surgical emergency not excluded
Unable to tolerate oral therapy
Assessment Tier
Score 0
Outpatient management may be reasonable if follow-up is reliable.