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J Gen Intern Med
. 2021 Feb 11.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-021-06626-7. Online ahead of print.
Severity Scores in COVID-19 Pneumonia: a Multicenter, Retrospective, Cohort Study
Arturo Artero[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Manuel Madrazo[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mar Fern?ndez-Garc?s[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Antonio Mui?o Miguez[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Andr?s Gonz?lez Garc?a[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Anxela Crestelo Vieitez[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Elena Garc?a Guijarro[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Eva Mar?a Fonseca Aizpuru[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Miriam Garc?a G?mez[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Mar?a Areses Manrique[SUP] 10 [/SUP], Carmen Martinez Cilleros[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Mar?a Del Pilar Fidalgo Moreno[SUP] 12 [/SUP], Jos? Loureiro Amigo[SUP] 13 [/SUP], Ricardo Gil S?nchez[SUP] 14 [/SUP], Elisa Rabad?n Pejenaute[SUP] 15 [/SUP], Lucy Abella V?zquez[SUP] 16 [/SUP], Ruth Ca?izares Navarro[SUP] 17 [/SUP], Marta Nataya Sol?s Marqu?nez[SUP] 18 [/SUP], Francisco Javier Carrasco S?nchez[SUP] 19 [/SUP], Julio Gonz?lez Moraleja[SUP] 20 [/SUP], Lorena Montero Rivas[SUP] 21 [/SUP], Joaqu?n Escobar Sevilla[SUP] 22 [/SUP], Mar?a Dolores Mart?n Escalante[SUP] 23 [/SUP], Ricardo G?mez-Huelgas[SUP] 24 [/SUP], Jos? Manuel Ramos-Rinc?n[SUP] 25 [/SUP], SEMI-COVID-19 Network
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Abstract
Background: Identification of patients on admission to hospital with coronavirus infectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia who can develop poor outcomes has not yet been comprehensively assessed.
Objective: To compare severity scores used for community-acquired pneumonia to identify high-risk patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.
Design: PSI, CURB-65, qSOFA, and MuLBSTA, a new score for viral pneumonia, were calculated on admission to hospital to identify high-risk patients for in-hospital mortality, admission to an intensive care unit (ICU), or use of mechanical ventilation. Area under receiver operating characteristics curve (AUROC), sensitivity, and specificity for each score were determined and AUROC was compared among them.
Participants: Patients with COVID-19 pneumonia included in the SEMI-COVID-19 Network.
Key results: We examined 10,238 patients with COVID-19. Mean age of patients was 66.6 years and 57.9% were males. The most common comorbidities were as follows: hypertension (49.2%), diabetes (18.8%), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (12.8%). Acute respiratory distress syndrome (34.7%) and acute kidney injury (13.9%) were the most common complications. In-hospital mortality was 20.9%. PSI and CURB-65 showed the highest AUROC (0.835 and 0.825, respectively). qSOFA and MuLBSTA had a lower AUROC (0.728 and 0.715, respectively). qSOFA was the most specific score (specificity 95.7%) albeit its sensitivity was only 26.2%. PSI had the highest sensitivity (84.1%) and a specificity of 72.2%.
Conclusions: PSI and CURB-65, specific severity scores for pneumonia, were better than qSOFA and MuLBSTA at predicting mortality in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. Additionally, qSOFA, the simplest score to perform, was the most specific albeit the least sensitive.
Keywords: COVID-19; CURB-65; PSI; community-acquired pneumonia; qSOFA.
. 2021 Feb 11.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-021-06626-7. Online ahead of print.
Severity Scores in COVID-19 Pneumonia: a Multicenter, Retrospective, Cohort Study
Arturo Artero[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Manuel Madrazo[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mar Fern?ndez-Garc?s[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Antonio Mui?o Miguez[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Andr?s Gonz?lez Garc?a[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Anxela Crestelo Vieitez[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Elena Garc?a Guijarro[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Eva Mar?a Fonseca Aizpuru[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Miriam Garc?a G?mez[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Mar?a Areses Manrique[SUP] 10 [/SUP], Carmen Martinez Cilleros[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Mar?a Del Pilar Fidalgo Moreno[SUP] 12 [/SUP], Jos? Loureiro Amigo[SUP] 13 [/SUP], Ricardo Gil S?nchez[SUP] 14 [/SUP], Elisa Rabad?n Pejenaute[SUP] 15 [/SUP], Lucy Abella V?zquez[SUP] 16 [/SUP], Ruth Ca?izares Navarro[SUP] 17 [/SUP], Marta Nataya Sol?s Marqu?nez[SUP] 18 [/SUP], Francisco Javier Carrasco S?nchez[SUP] 19 [/SUP], Julio Gonz?lez Moraleja[SUP] 20 [/SUP], Lorena Montero Rivas[SUP] 21 [/SUP], Joaqu?n Escobar Sevilla[SUP] 22 [/SUP], Mar?a Dolores Mart?n Escalante[SUP] 23 [/SUP], Ricardo G?mez-Huelgas[SUP] 24 [/SUP], Jos? Manuel Ramos-Rinc?n[SUP] 25 [/SUP], SEMI-COVID-19 Network
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- PMID: 33575909
- DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-06626-7
Abstract
Background: Identification of patients on admission to hospital with coronavirus infectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia who can develop poor outcomes has not yet been comprehensively assessed.
Objective: To compare severity scores used for community-acquired pneumonia to identify high-risk patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.
Design: PSI, CURB-65, qSOFA, and MuLBSTA, a new score for viral pneumonia, were calculated on admission to hospital to identify high-risk patients for in-hospital mortality, admission to an intensive care unit (ICU), or use of mechanical ventilation. Area under receiver operating characteristics curve (AUROC), sensitivity, and specificity for each score were determined and AUROC was compared among them.
Participants: Patients with COVID-19 pneumonia included in the SEMI-COVID-19 Network.
Key results: We examined 10,238 patients with COVID-19. Mean age of patients was 66.6 years and 57.9% were males. The most common comorbidities were as follows: hypertension (49.2%), diabetes (18.8%), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (12.8%). Acute respiratory distress syndrome (34.7%) and acute kidney injury (13.9%) were the most common complications. In-hospital mortality was 20.9%. PSI and CURB-65 showed the highest AUROC (0.835 and 0.825, respectively). qSOFA and MuLBSTA had a lower AUROC (0.728 and 0.715, respectively). qSOFA was the most specific score (specificity 95.7%) albeit its sensitivity was only 26.2%. PSI had the highest sensitivity (84.1%) and a specificity of 72.2%.
Conclusions: PSI and CURB-65, specific severity scores for pneumonia, were better than qSOFA and MuLBSTA at predicting mortality in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. Additionally, qSOFA, the simplest score to perform, was the most specific albeit the least sensitive.
Keywords: COVID-19; CURB-65; PSI; community-acquired pneumonia; qSOFA.