Development and Validation of the Quick COVID-19 Severity Index: A Prognostic Tool for Early Clinical Decompensation
Haimovich AD, Ravindra NG, Stoytchev S, Young HP, Wilson FP, van Dijk D, Schulz WL, Taylor RA. Development and Validation of the Quick COVID-19 Severity Index: A Prognostic Tool for Early Clinical Decompensation. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 76: 442-453. PMID: 33012378, PMCID: PMC7373004, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.07.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedBetacoronavirusClinical Laboratory TechniquesCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19COVID-19 TestingEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOxygen Inhalation TherapyPandemicsPneumonia, ViralRespiratory InsufficiencyRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness IndexYoung AdultConceptsCOVID-19 Severity IndexQuick COVID-19 severity indexQuick Sequential Organ Failure AssessmentSequential Organ Failure AssessmentOrgan Failure AssessmentHours of admissionRespiratory failureSeverity IndexScoring systemSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Bedside scoring systemOxygen requirementPneumonia severity scoresHours of hospitalizationElixhauser Comorbidity IndexEmergency department patientsSeverity Index scoreCOVID-19 patientsSyndrome coronavirus 2Coronavirus disease 2019Failure AssessmentSimple scoring systemIndependent test cohortPatient factors associated with SARS‐CoV‐2 in an admitted emergency department population
Haimovich A, Warner F, Young HP, Ravindra NG, Sehanobish A, Gong G, Wilson FP, van Dijk D, Schulz W, Taylor R. Patient factors associated with SARS‐CoV‐2 in an admitted emergency department population. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2020, 1: 569-577. PMID: 32838371, PMCID: PMC7280703, DOI: 10.1002/emp2.12145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 positive patientsPatient characteristicsPatient factorsCOVID-19Positive COVID-19 testMultivariable logistic regression modelLow pulse oximetryChronic lung diseaseRetrospective observational studyCOVID-19 test resultsEmergency department patientsPrimary outcome measureEmergency department populationLower leukocyte countsPositive COVID-19 resultHistory of alcoholPositive test resultsSARS-CoV-2 virusSARS-CoV-2COVID-19 testingLogistic regression modelsCOVID-19 testCOVID-19 resultsED cohortNegative patients