Severity Scores in COVID-19 Pneumonia: a Multicenter, Retrospective, Cohort Study.

Arturo ArteroManuel MadrazoMar Fernández-GarcésAntonio Muiño MiguezAndrés González GarcíaAnxela Crestelo VieitezElena García GuijarroEva María Fonseca AizpuruMiriam García GómezMaría Areses ManriqueCarmen Martinez CillerosMaría Del Pilar Fidalgo MorenoJosé Loureiro AmigoRicardo Gil SánchezElisa Rabadán PejenauteLucy Abella VázquezRuth Cañizares NavarroMarta Nataya Solís MarquínezFrancisco Javier Carrasco SánchezJulio González MoralejaLorena Montero RivasJoaquín Escobar SevillaMaría Dolores Martín EscalanteRicardo Gómez-HuelgasJosé Manuel Ramos-Rincónnull null

Published in: Journal of general internal medicine (2021)

PSI and CURB-65, specific severity scores for pneumonia, were better than qSOFA and MuLBSTA at predicting mortality in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. Additionally, qSOFA, the simplest score to perform, was the most specific albeit the least sensitive.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
respiratory failure
community acquired pneumonia
cardiovascular events
risk factors
clinical trial
coronary artery disease
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
respiratory syndrome coronavirus