Virginia Mara Reis Gomes, Magda Carvalho Pires, Polianna Delfino Pereira, Alexandre Vargas Schwarzbold, Angélica Gomides Dos Reis Gomes, Bruno Porto Pessoa, Christiane Correa Rodrigues Cimini, Danyelle Romana Alves Rios, Fernando Anschau, Francine Janaína Magalhães Nascimento, Genna Maira Santos Grizende, Giovanna Grunewald Vietta, Joanna d'Arc Lyra Batista, Karen Brasil Ruschel, Marcelo Carneiro, Marco Aurélio Reis, Maria Aparecida Camargos Bicalho, Paula Fonseca Porto, Priscilla Pereira Dos Reis, Silvia Ferreira Araújo, Vandack Nobre, Milena Soriano Marcolino
PURPOSE: To develop a mortality risk score for COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU), and to compare it with other existing scores. MATERIALS AND METHODS: It is a retrospective observational study, including consecutive adult patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 admitted to ICUs of 18 hospitals from nine Brazilian cities, from 09/2021 to 07/2022. Potential predictors were selected based on the literature review. Generalized Additive Models were used to examine outcomes and predictors...
April 17, 2024: Respiratory Medicine