COVID-IRS: A novel predictive score for risk of invasive mechanical ventilation in patients with COVID-19.

José Antonio Garcia-GordilloAntonio Camiro Zuñiga Mercedes Aguilar SotoDalia CuencaArturo Cadena-FernándezLatife Salame KhouriJesica Naanous RayekMercado Moisesnull null

Published in: PloS one (2021)

The COVID-IRS scores accurately predict the need for mechanical ventilation in COVID-19 patients using readily available variables taken upon admission. More studies testing the applicability of COVID-IRS in other centers and populations, as well as its performance as a triage tool for COVID-19 patients are needed.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
sars cov
coronavirus disease
acute respiratory distress syndrome
intensive care unit
emergency department
respiratory failure
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation