The COVID-19 Worsening Score (COWS)-a predictive bedside tool for critical illness.

Enrico BoeroSerena RovidaAnnia F Schreiber Berchialla Paola Lorena CharrierMarta Maria CravinoMarcella ConversoPaola GolliniMattia PuppoAngela GravinaGiorgia FornelliGiulia LabarileSanti SciaccaTiziana BoveDimitrios KarakitsosFranco ApràMichael BlaivasVetrugno Luigi

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2021)

COWS accurately identify patients who are unlikely to need intensive care unit (ICU) admission, preserving resources for the remaining high-risk patients.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
sars cov
coronavirus disease
emergency department
prognostic factors
mechanical ventilation
acute respiratory distress syndrome