A simplified pneumonia severity index (PSI) for clinical outcome prediction in COVID-19.
Shu-Ching ChangGary L GrunkemeierJason D GoldmanMansen WangPaul A McKelveyJennifer J HadlockQi WeiGeorge A DiazPublished in: PloS one (2024)
PSI-17 and PSI-20 are equally effective predictors of 30-day mortality in terms of several performance metrics. PSI-17 can be obtained without the manual chart review, which allows for automated risk calculations within an EMR. PSI-17 can be easily obtained and may be a comparable alternative to PSI-20.