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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021

Chest X-ray Score and Frailty as Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality in Older Adults with COVID-19.

Sara Cecchini, Mirko Di Rosa, Luca Soraci, Alessia Fumagalli, Clementina Misuraca, Daniele Colombo, Iacopo Piomboni, Francesca Carnevali, Enrico Paci, Roberta Galeazzi and 4 more

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Sara CecchiniDepartment of Radiology, IRCCS INRCA, 60127 Ancona, Italy.
Mirko Di RosaUnit of Geriatric Pharmacoepidemiology and Biostatistics, IRCCS INRCA, 60124 Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1862-4159
Luca SoraciUnit of Geriatric Medicine, IRCSS INRCA, 87100 Cosenza, Italy.
Alessia FumagalliRespiratory Unit, IRCCS INRCA, 23880 Casatenovo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1367-8374
Clementina MisuracaRespiratory Unit, IRCCS INRCA, 23880 Casatenovo, Italy.
Daniele ColomboRespiratory Unit, IRCCS INRCA, 23880 Casatenovo, Italy.
Iacopo PiomboniDepartment of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy.
Francesca CarnevaliDepartment of Radiology, IRCCS INRCA, 60127 Ancona, Italy.
Enrico PaciDepartment of Radiology, IRCCS INRCA, 60127 Ancona, Italy.
Roberta GaleazziLaboratory of Chemical-Clinical and Molecular Analysis, IRCCS INRCA, 60127 Ancona, Italy.
Piero GiordanoInternal Medicine and Geriatrics, Hypertension Excellence Centre of the European Society of Hypertension, IRCCS INRCA, 60127 Ancona, Italy.
Massimiliano FedecostanteGeriatria, Accettazione Geriatrica e Centro di Ricerca per L'invecchiamento, IRCCS INRCA, 60127 Ancona, Italy.
Antonio CherubiniGeriatria, Accettazione Geriatrica e Centro di Ricerca per L'invecchiamento, IRCCS INRCA, 60127 Ancona, Italy.
Fabrizia LattanzioScientific Direction, IRCCS INRCA, 60124 Ancona, Italy.

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Abstract

backgroundThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic impact of chest X-ray (CXR) score, frailty, and clinical and laboratory data on in-hospital mortality of hospitalized older patients with COVID-19.

methodsThis retrospective study included 122 patients 65 years or older with positive reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and with availability to CXRs on admission. The primary outcome of the study was in-hospital mortality. Statistical analysis was conducted using Cox regression. The predictive ability of the CXR score was compared with the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) and fever data using Area Under the Curve (AUC) and net reclassification improvement (NRI) statistics.

resultsOf 122 patients, 67 died during hospital stay (54.9%). The CXR score (HR: 1.16, 95% CI, 1.04-1.28), CFS (HR: 1.27; 95% CI, 1.09-1.47), and presence of fever (HR: 1.75; 95% CI, 1.03-2.97) were significant predictors of in-hospital mortality. The addition of both the CFS and presence of fever to the CXR score significantly improved the prediction of in-hospital mortality (NRI, 0.460; 95% CI, 0.102 to 0.888; AUC difference: 0.117; 95% CI, 0.041 to 0.192,

conclusionsCXR score, CFS, and presence of fever were the main predictors of in-hospital mortality in our cohort of hospitalized older patients with COVID-19. Adding frailty and presence of fever to the CXR score statistically improved predictive accuracy compared to single risk factors.

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chest radiographic scoreCOVID-19 pneumoniafrailtyin-hospital mortality

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PMCPMC8268684

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