Nomogram for Predicting COVID-19 Disease Progression Based on Single-Center Data: Observational Study and Model Development.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In late December 2019, a pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2 was first reported in Wuhan and spread worldwide rapidly. Currently, no specific medicine is available to treat infection with COVID-19.

Objective

The aims of this study were to summarize the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 175 patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection who were hospitalized in Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University from January 1 to January 31, 2020, and to establish a tool to identify potential critical patients with COVID-19 and help clinical physicians prevent progression of this disease.

Methods

In this retrospective study, clinical characteristics of 175 confirmed COVID-19 cases were collected and analyzed. Univariate analysis and least absolute shrinkage and selection opera

SUBMITTER: Fan T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7485996 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature