Open AccessModified Chest X-Ray Scoring System in Evaluating Severity of COVID-19 Patient in Dr. Soetomo General Hospital Surabaya, Indonesia
Author(s) -
Rosy Setiawati,
Anita Widyoningroem,
Triwulan Handarini,
Fierly Hayati,
Agnes Triana Basja,
Atrikha Rahma Dyana Surya Putri,
Merlin Guntur Jaya,
Jessica Andriani,
Melina Rosita Tanadi,
Imran Harsam Kamal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s310577
Subject(s) - medicine , scoring system , pneumonia , covid-19 , radiography , severity of illness , general hospital , radiology , disease , emergency medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The management of COVID-19 patients requires efficiency and accuracy in methods of detection, identification, monitoring, and treatment feasible in every hospital. Aside from clinical presentations and laboratory markers, chest x-ray imaging could also detect pneumonia caused by COVID-19. It is also a fast, simple, cheap, and safe modality used for the management of COVID-19 patients. Established scoring systems of COVID-19 chest x-ray imaging include Radiographic Assessment of Lung Edema (RALE) and Brixia classification. A modified scoring system has been adopted from BRIXIA and RALE scoring systems and has been made to adjust the scoring system needs at Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Indonesia. This study aims to determine the value of scoring systems through chest x-ray imaging in evaluating the severity of COVID-19.