An Easy-To-Use Prehospital Severity Scoring Tool To Triage COVID-19 Positive Adults In A Resource-Limited Setting.
| Autor: | Ali D; Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan., Zubairi M; Final Year MBBS Student, Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan., Ayub M; Final Year MBBS Student, Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan., Awan S; Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan., Ali AS; Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan., Sarwar Zubairi AB; Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association [J Pak Med Assoc] 2023 Oct; Vol. 73 (10), pp. 1959-1964. |
| DOI: | 10.47391/JPMA.6058 |
| Abstrakt: | Objectives: To develop an easy-to-use severity scoring tool for prehospital triage of patients infected by the coronavirus disease-2019 in resource-limited settings. Methods: The cohort study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, from August to September 2020, and comprised adult patients of either gender who tested positive for coronavirus disease-2019 on real-time polymerase chain reaction. The scoring system and categorisation were based on validated scales for the detection of pneumonia and opinions from pulmonologists. Data was analysed using SPSS 19. Results: Of the 206 participants, 100(48.5%) were in-patients and 106(51.5%) were out-patients. There were 144(69.9%) males and 62(30.1%) females with an overall mean age of 48.4±16.2 years. After categorisation based on severity, significantly higher number of in-patients were found to be in categories III and IV (p<0.05). Conclusions: The severity scoring tool could effectively help classify coronavirus disease-2019 patients into mild, moderate and severe cases. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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