Performance of NEWS, qSOFA, and SIRS Scores for Assessing Mortality, Early Bacterial Infection, and Admission to ICU in COVID-19 Patients in the Emergency Department

Autor(es)

Alencar, Julio ; Gomez, Luz Marina Gomez ; Cortez, Andre Lazzeri ; de Souza, Heraldo Possolo ; Levin, Anna Sara ; Salomao, Matias Chiarastelli ; HCFMUSP COVID-19 Study Grp

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE; v. 9, p. 12-pg., 2022-03-02.

Resumo

SARS-CoV-2 infection has a wide spectrum of presentations, from asymptomatic to pneumonia and sepsis. Risk scores have been used as triggers for protocols that combine several interventions for early management of sepsis. This study tested the accuracy of the score SIRS, qSOFA, and NEWS in predicting outcomes, including mortality and bacterial infection, in patients admitted to the emergency department (ED) during the COVID-19 pandemic. We described 2,473 cases of COVID-19 admitted to the ED of the largest referral hospital for severe COVID-19 in Brazil during the pandemic. SIRS, qSOFA and NEWS scores showed a poor performance as prognostic scores. However, NEWS score had a high sensitivity to predict in-hospital death (0.851), early bacterial infection (0.851), and ICU admission (0.868), suggesting that it may be a good screening tool for severe cases of COVID-19, despite its low specificity. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 19/23078-1 - Análise da população de idosos em serviços de emergência
• Beneficiário: Luz Marina Gómez Gómez
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 20/04738-8 - Pacientes com Síndrome Respiratória Aguda Grave por COVID-19 em serviço de emergência
• Beneficiário: Heraldo Possolo de Souza
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
• Processo FAPESP: 16/14566-4 - Marcadores de diagnóstico e prognóstico em pacientes graves atendidos em serviço de emergência
• Beneficiário: Heraldo Possolo de Souza
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático