ABC₂-SPH risk score for in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients: development, external validation and comparison with other available scores.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The majority of available scores to assess mortality risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in the emergency department have high risk of bias. Therefore, this cohort aimed to develop and validate a score at hospital admission for predicting in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients and to compare this score with other existing ones.

Methods

Consecutive patients (≥ 18 years) with confirmed COVID-19 admitted to the participating hospitals were included. Logistic regression analysis was performed to develop a prediction model for in-hospital mortality, based on the 3978 patients admitted between March-July, 2020. The model was validated in the 1054 patients admitted during August-September, as well as in an external cohort of 474 Spanish patients.

SUBMITTER: Marcolino MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8302820 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature