Comparison Between Physiological Scores SIPF, CURB-65, and APACHE II as Predictors of Prognosis and Mortality in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Multicenter Study, Saudi Arabia.
Safwat EldaboosyZainab AlmoosaMustafa SaadMohammad Al AbdullahAbdallah FaroukAmgad AwadWaheed MahdyEman Mahmoud AbdelsalamSameh Osama NourSameh MakledAhmed ShaarawyHatem KananySamer QarahAhmed E KabilPublished in: Infection and drug resistance (2022)
The ability of the SIPF score to predict ICU admission and mortality in COVID-19 pneumonia is higher than that of APACHE II and CURB-65. The overall mortality was 18.7%, and the mortality rate was higher in the ICU group than in the ward group (39.4% vs 9.6%; p < 0.001).