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- Title
An easy-to-use nomogram for predicting in-hospital mortality risk in COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study in a university hospital.
- Authors
Acar, Hazal Cansu; Can, Günay; Karaali, Rıdvan; Börekçi, Şermin; Balkan, İlker İnanç; Gemicioğlu, Bilun; Konukoğlu, Dildar; Erginöz, Ethem; Erdoğan, Mehmet Sarper; Tabak, Fehmi
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>One-fifth of COVID-19 patients are seriously and critically ill cases and have a worse prognosis than non-severe cases. Although there is no specific treatment available for COVID-19, early recognition and supportive treatment may reduce the mortality. The aim of this study is to develop a functional nomogram that can be used by clinicians to estimate the risk of in-hospital mortality in patients hospitalized and treated for COVID-19 disease, and to compare the accuracy of model predictions with previous nomograms.<bold>Methods: </bold>This retrospective study enrolled 709 patients who were over 18 years old and received inpatient treatment for COVID-19 disease. Multivariable Logistic Regression analysis was performed to assess the possible predictors of a fatal outcome. A nomogram was developed with the possible predictors and total point were calculated.<bold>Results: </bold>Of the 709 patients treated for COVID-19, 75 (11%) died and 634 survived. The elder age, certain comorbidities (cancer, heart failure, chronic renal failure), dyspnea, lower levels of oxygen saturation and hematocrit, higher levels of C-reactive protein, aspartate aminotransferase and ferritin were independent risk factors for mortality. The prediction ability of total points was excellent (Area Under Curve = 0.922).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>The nomogram developed in this study can be used by clinicians as a practical and effective tool in mortality risk estimation. So that with early diagnosis and intervention mortality in COVID-19 patients may be reduced.
- Subjects
COVID-19; HOSPITAL mortality; COVID-19 treatment; NOMOGRAPHY (Mathematics); MEDICAL personnel; HEART failure
- Publication
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021, Vol 21, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1471-2334
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12879-021-05845-x