Sepsis poses a significant threat to human health due to its high morbidity and mortality
rates worldwide. Traditional diagnostic methods for identifying sepsis or its causative …

Background The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic led to a steep increase in hospital and intensive
care unit (ICU) admissions for acute respiratory failure worldwide. Early identification of …

Two years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the disease continues to claim
victims worldwide. Assessing the disease's severity on admission may be useful in reducing …

Background COVID-19 caused more than 622 thousand deaths in Brazil. The infection can
be asymptomatic and cause mild symptoms, but it also can evolve into a severe disease and …

Background Existing risk evaluation tools underperform in predicting intensive care unit
(ICU) admission for patients with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study …

Background Easy-to-use bedside risk assessment is crucial for patients with COVID-19 in
the overcrowded emergency department (ED). Objective The aim of this study was to …

Purpose. Since February 2020, the world has been overwhelmed by the SARS‐CoV‐2
outbreak, and several patients suffered interstitial pneumonia and respiratory failure …

Introduction: Optimized allocation of medical resources to patients with COVID-19 has been
a critical concern since the onset of the pandemic. Methods: In this retrospective cohort …

Background: Elderly patients, particularly those over 75 years old, have been
disproportionately affected by COVID-19, exhibiting higher rates of severe outcomes, such …

Introduction: Risk stratification in patients with COVID-19 is a challenging task. Early warning
scores (EWSs) are commonly used tools in the initial assessment of critical patients …