Covidogram as a simple tool for predicting severe course of COVID-19: population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

COVID-19 might either be entirely asymptomatic or manifest itself with a large variability of disease severity. It is beneficial to identify early patients with a high risk of severe course. The aim of the analysis was to develop a prognostic model for the prediction of the severe course of acute respiratory infection.

Design

A population-based study.

Setting

Czech Republic.

Participants

The first 7455 consecutive patients with COVID-19 who were identified by reverse transcription-PCR testing from 1 March 2020 to 17 May 2020.

Primary outcome

Severe course of COVID-19.

Result

Of a total 6.2% of patients developed a severe course of COVID-19. Age, male sex, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, recent history of c

SUBMITTER: Jarkovsky J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7907625 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature