Severity of illness scores at presentation predict ICU admission and mortality in COVID-19.
Erin M WilfongChristine M LovlyErin A GillaspieLi-Ching HuangYu ShyrJonathan Dale CaseyBrian I RiniMatthew W SemlerPublished in: Journal of emergency and critical care medicine (Hong Kong, China) (2021)
The APACHE-II score accurately predicts the eventual need for ICU admission. This may allow for risk-stratification of patients safe to treat in alternative health care settings and prognostic enrichment to accelerate clinical trials of COVID-19 therapies.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- clinical trial
- healthcare
- intensive care unit
- emergency department
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- mechanical ventilation
- cardiovascular events
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- type diabetes
- case report
- phase ii
- patient reported
- double blind
- health information
- placebo controlled