Scores based on neutrophil percentage and lactate dehydrogenase with or without oxygen saturation predict hospital mortality risk in severe COVID-19 patients.
Xiude FanBin ZhuMasoud Nouri-VaskehChunguo JiangXiaokai FengKyle PoulsenBehzad BaradaranJiansong FangErfan Ahmadi AdeAkbar SharifiZhigang ZhaoQunying HanYong ZhangLiming ZhangZhengwen LiuPublished in: Virology journal (2021)
These scores may be used to predict the risk of death in severe COVID-19 patients and the NL score could be used in regions where patients' SaO2 cannot be tested.