Development and validation of an early warning model for hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a multi-center retrospective cohort study

Published in Intensive Care Med Exp, 2022

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Timely identification of deteriorating COVID-19 patients is needed to guide changes in clinical management and admission to intensive care units (ICUs). There is significant concern that widely used Early warning scores (EWSs) underestimate illness severity in COVID-19 patients and therefore, we developed an early warning model specifically for COVID-19 patients.

Recommended citation: Smit JM, Krijthe JH, Tintu AN, Endeman H, Ludikhuize J, van Genderen ME, Hassan S, El Moussaoui R, Westerweel PE, Goekoop RJ, Waverijn G, Verheijen T, den Hollander JG, de Boer MGJ, Gommers DAMPJ, van der Vlies R, Schellings M, Carels RA, van Nieuwkoop C, Arbous SM, van Bommel J, Knevel R, de Rijke YB, Reinders MJT. (2022) "Development and validation of an early warning model for hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a multi-center retrospective cohort study" Intensive Care Med Exp. 2022 Sep 19;10(1):38. doi: 10.1186/s40635-022-00465-4.

Recommended citation: Smit JM, Krijthe JH, Tintu AN, Endeman H, Ludikhuize J, van Genderen ME, Hassan S, El Moussaoui R, Westerweel PE, Goekoop RJ, Waverijn G, Verheijen T, den Hollander JG, de Boer MGJ, Gommers DAMPJ, van der Vlies R, Schellings M, Carels RA, van Nieuwkoop C, Arbous SM, van Bommel J, Knevel R, de Rijke YB, Reinders MJT. (2022) "Development and validation of an early warning model for hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a multi-center retrospective cohort study" Intensive Care Med Exp. 2022 Sep 19;10(1):38. doi: 10.1186/s40635-022-00465-4.
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