The Predictive Value of Risk Factors and Prognostic Scores in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Risk stratification in patients with COVID-19 is a challenging task. Early warning scores (EWSs) are commonly used tools in the initial assessment of critical patients. However, their utility in patients with COVID-19 is still undetermined.

Aim

This study aimed to discover the most valuable predictive model among existing EWSs for ICU admissions and mortality in COVID-19 patients.

Materials and methods

This was a single-center cohort study that included 3608 COVID-19 patients admitted to the University Clinical Hospital Center Bezanijska Kosa, Belgrade, Serbia, between 23 June 2020, and 14 April 2021. Various demographic, laboratory, and clinical data were collected to calculate several EWSs and determine their efficacy. For all 3608 patients, five EWSs w

SUBMITTER: Brajkovic M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10453362 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature