Performance of Three Measures of Comorbidity in Predicting Critical COVID-19: A Retrospective Analysis of 4607 Hospitalized Patients.
David MonterdeGerard Carot-SansMiguel Cainzos-AchiricaSònia AbilleiraMarc CocaEmili VelaMontse ClèriesDamià Valero-BoverJosep Comin-ColetLuis García-ErolesPol Pérez SustMiquel ArrufatYolanda LejardiJordi Piera-JimenezPublished in: Risk management and healthcare policy (2021)
In our analysis, the ability of comorbidity indices to predict critical illness in hospitalized COVID-19 patients increased with their exhaustivity. The comprehensive Queralt DxS index may improve the accuracy of predictive models for resource allocation and clinical decision-making in the hospital setting.