Predicting COVID-19 prognosis in hospitalized patients based on early status.

Publication/Presentation Date

10-31-2023

Abstract

COVID-19 remains the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. Predicting COVID-19 patient prognosis is essential to help efficiently allocate resources, including ventilators and intensive care unit beds, particularly when hospital systems are strained. Our PLABAC and PRABLE models are unique because they accurately assess a COVID-19 patient's risk of death from only age and five commonly ordered laboratory tests. This simple design is important because it allows these models to be used by clinicians to rapidly assess a patient's risk of decompensation and serve as a real-time aid when discussing difficult, life-altering decisions for patients. Our models have also shown generalizability to external populations across the United States. In short, these models are practical, efficient tools to assess and communicate COVID-19 prognosis.

Volume

14

Issue

5

First Page

0150823

Last Page

0150823

ISSN

2150-7511

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

37681966

Department(s)

Fellows and Residents

Document Type

Article

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