Early prognostication of COVID-19 to guide hospitalisation versus outpatient monitoring using a point-of-test risk prediction score.
Felix ChuaRama VancheeswaranAdrian DraperTejal VaghelaMatthew KnightRahul MogalJaswinder SinghLisa G SpencerErica ThwaiteHarry MitchellSam CalmonsonNoor MahdiShershah AssadullahMatthew LeungAisling O'NeillChhaya PopatRadhika KumarThomas HumphriesRebecca TalbuttSarika RaghunathPhilip L MolyneauxMiriam SchechterJeremy LoweAndrew BarlowPublished in: Thorax (2021)
The SOARS score uses constitutive and readily assessed individual characteristics to predict the risk of COVID-19 death. Deployment of the score could potentially inform clinical triage in preadmission settings where expedient and reliable decision-making is key. The resurgence of SARS-CoV-2 transmission provides an opportunity to further validate and update its performance.