Early identification of patients admitted to hospital for covid-19 at risk of clinical deterioration: model development and multisite external validation study.
Fahad KamranShengpu TangErkin OtlesDustin S McEvoySameh N SalehJen GongBenjamin Y LiSayon DuttaXinran LiuRichard J MedfordThomas S ValleyLauren R WestKarandeep SinghSeth BlumbergJohn P DonnellyErica S ShenoyJohn Z AyanianBrahmajee K NallamothuMichael W SjodingJenna WiensPublished in: BMJ (Clinical research ed.) (2022)
A model to predict clinical deterioration was developed rapidly in response to the covid-19 pandemic at a single hospital, was applied externally without the sharing of data, and performed well across multiple medical centers, patient subgroups, and time periods, showing its potential as a tool for use in optimizing healthcare resources.