Pneumonia scoring systems for severe COVID-19: which one is better

Virology Journal

JunZhe Yang¹  Hao Wu¹  PengFei Cheng¹  BiXi Li¹  MingZhe Qin¹  MengDa Xu¹  XiaoYang Song¹  Xiang Zhou¹  JunJun Zhang²  Cheng Zhou³ 

[1] Department of Anesthesiology, General Hospital of Central Theater Command of PLA;Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Central Theater Command of PLA;Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University;

关键词: Novel coronavirus pneumonia;    Disease assessment;    APACHE II score;    MuLBSTA score;    CURB-65 score;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12985-021-01502-6

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Purpose To investigate the predictive significance of different pneumonia scoring systems in clinical severity and mortality risk of patients with severe novel coronavirus pneumonia. Materials and methods A total of 53 cases of severe novel coronavirus pneumonia were confirmed. The APACHE II, MuLBSTA and CURB-65 scores of different treatment methods were calculated, and the predictive power of each score on clinical respiratory support treatment and mortality risk was compared. Results The APACHE II score showed the largest area under ROC curve in both noninvasive and invasive respiratory support treatment assessments, which is significantly different from that of CURB-65. Further, the MuLBSTA score had the largest area under ROC curve in terms of death risk assessment, which is also significantly different from that of CURB-65; however, no difference was noted with the APACHE II score. Conclusion For patients with COVID, the APACHE II score is an effective predictor of the disease severity and mortality risk. Further, the MuLBSTA score is a good predictor only in terms of mortality risk.

【 授权许可】

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