Diagnostic utility of the Covichem score in predicting COVID-19 disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Identifying which patients with COVİD-19 have a high risk of severe illness is essential to optimizing management and resource utilization strategies.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to externally validate the diagnostic utility of the Covichem score for predicting COVID-19 disease severity, and secondarily to evaluate its utility in predicting intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and in-hospital mortality.

Methods

All consecutive COVID-19 patients who presented to the emergency department (ED) were included, and patients' demographic data, comorbidities, vital signs, oxygen requirement, and laboratory results were recorded. We calculated patients' Covichem scores and estimates (using a threshold of 0.5) and evaluated the utility of the Covichem score

SUBMITTER: Ozpolat C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9287589 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature