Discriminant Accuracy of the SOFA Score for Determining the Probable Mortality of Patients With COVID-19 Pneumonia Requiring Mechanical Ventilation
Robert Raschke, Sumit Agarwal, Pooja Rangan, Craig Heise, Steven C. Curry
Abstract
This cohort study characterizes the accuracy of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score to discriminate death from survival in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia receiving oxygen therapy for 4 hours or longer before undergoing endotracheal intubation.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineMechanical ventilationPneumoniaIntubationCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Endotracheal intubationCohortSOFA scoreIntensive care medicineEmergency medicineIntensive care unitInternal medicineAnesthesiaInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseRespiratory Support and MechanismsSepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation