Open AccessThe Role of Simple Blood Tests and a Modified Chest X-Ray Scoring System in Assessing the Severity Disease and Mortality Risk in COVID-19 Patients in a Secondary Hospital, Indonesia
Author(s) -
Soedarsono Soedarsono,
Deri Yunita,
Emma Ayu Lirani,
Robitha Kartika Sari,
Yoga Indrawan Pratama,
Afifah Listiati,
Bambang Supriyanto
Publication year - 2022
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.s367305
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , scoring system , disease , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in millions of mortality cases and significant incremental costs to the healthcare system. Examination of CRP and D-dimer were considered to have higher costs, and the use of simple hematological parameters such as lymphocyte, neutrophil, and white blood cell (WBC) which have more affordable costs would be cost-saving. Radiological imaging complements clinical evaluation and laboratory parameters for managing COVID-19 patients. Therefore, categorizing patients into severe or non-severe becomes more defined, allowing for earlier interventions and decisions of hospital admission or being referred to a tertiary hospital.