Predicting In-Hospital Mortality in COVID-19 Older Patients with Specifically Developed Scores.

Marcello CovinoGiuseppe De MatteisMaria Livia BurzoAndrea RussoEvelina ForteAnnamaria CarnicelliAndrea PiccioniBenedetta SimeoniAntonio GasbarriniFrancesco FranceschiClaudio Sandroninull null

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2020)

Among the evaluated scores, the ISARIC-4C and the COVID-GRAM, calculated at ED admission, had the best performance, although the qCSI had similar efficacy by evaluating only three items. However, the NEWS, already widely validated in clinical practice, had a similar performance and could be appropriate for older patients with COVID-19.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
emergency department
clinical practice
gram negative
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
physical activity
middle aged
community dwelling
multidrug resistant