Chest X-ray for predicting mortality and the need for ventilatory support in COVID-19 patients presenting to the emergency department.
Maurizio BalbiAnna CaroliAndrea CorsiGianluca MilaneseAlessandra SuraceFabiano Di MarcoLuca NovelliMario SilvaFerdinando Luca LoriniAndrea DucaRoberto CosentiniNicola SverzellatiPietro Andrea BonaffiniSandro SironiPublished in: European radiology (2020)
• Chest X-ray is a reproducible tool for assessing COVID-19 pneumonia. • The Brixia score and percentage of lung involvement on chest X-ray integrate with patient history, PaO2/FIO2 ratio, and SpO2 values to early predict mortality and the need for ventilatory support in COVID-19 patients presenting to the emergency department.