Predicting mortality among patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia based on admission vital sign indices: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia remains a major public health concern. Vital sign indices-shock index (SI; heart rate [HR]/systolic blood pressure [SBP]), shock index age (SIA, SI × age), MinPulse (MP; maximum HR-HR), Pulse max index (PMI; HR/maximum HR), and blood pressure-age index (BPAI; SBP/age)-are better predictors of mortality in patients with trauma compared to traditional vital signs. We hypothesized that these vital sign indices may serve as predictors of mortality in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia. This study aimed to describe the association between vital sign indices at admission and COVID-19 pneumonia mortality and to modify the CURB-65 with the best performing vital sign index to establish a new mortality prediction tool.

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SUBMITTER: Udompongpaiboon P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10496301 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature