Author/Authors :
Karimi, Abdollah Pediatric Infections Research Center (PIRC) - Research Institute for Children’s Health (RICH) - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Mansour Ghanaie, Roxana Pediatric Infections Research Center (PIRC) - Research Institute for Children’s Health (RICH) - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Masjedi, Mohammad Reza Iranian Anti-Tobacco Association - Tobacco Control Research Center - Tobacco Control Research Center - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Fahimzad, Alireza Pediatric Infections Research Center (PIRC) - Research Institute for Children’s Health (RICH) - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Rafiei Tabatabaei, Sedigheh Pediatric Infections Research Center (PIRC) - Research Institute for Children’s Health (RICH) - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Armin, Shahnaz Pediatric Infections Research Center (PIRC) - Research Institute for Children’s Health (RICH) - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Fallah, Fatemeh Pediatric Infections Research Center (PIRC) - Research Institute for Children’s Health (RICH) - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Tayeri, Katayoun Iranian Research Center of HIV and AIDS - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Haji Abdolbaghi, Mahboobeh Infectious Disease Department - Imam Khomeini Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Shirvani, Armin Virtual School of Medical Education and Management - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Bidari, Ali Department of Rheumatology - Iran University of Medical Sciences , Mokhtari, Majid Loghman Hakim Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Sarmadi, Mojgan Oral Immunity and Infection Unit - National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer Branch - National Institutes of Health, USA , Rajabnejad, Maryam Pediatric Infections Research Center (PIRC) - Research Institute for Children’s Health (RICH) - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Abstract :
Context: In the era of the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic, new scoring systems need to be developed to estimate the risk of COVID-19 complications aiding in the accurate prognosis. Improved scoring systems by combining multiple variables allow clinicians to optimize the allocation of limited medical resources for the best clinical outcomes.
Methods: Published articles were selected that assessed the relationship between clinical, para-clinical, demographics, co-morbidities, and outcomes of COVID-19 patients in a systematic review to develop a novel scoring system.
Results: In this study, by summarizing the results of 97 studies and the experiences of experts, prognostic factors were determined and divided into four groups: Age, clinical symptoms, co-morbidities, and tests. Twenty-three published articles met the selection criteria and were included in this study. Accordingly, by the opinion of experts, prognostic factors were categorized into four main groups: Age, clinical symptoms, co-morbidities, and specific test results.
Conclusions: This novel scoring model helps physicians to early identify critical COVID-19 patients and optimize patient manage-ment based on recent comprehensive data of the most significant predictive factors.
Keywords :
SARS-CoV-2 , COVID-19 , Scoring System , Prediction , Severity
