Quick_COVID-19_Severity_Index_qCSI_guideline v.1
Quick COVID-19 Severity Index (qCSI) is a prognostic tool of early hospital respiratory failure.
Quick COVID-19 Severity Index (qCSI) predicts 24-hr risk of critical respiratory illness in patients admitted from ED with COVID-19.
Use to record the results for each component parameter and calculate the Quick COVID-19 Severity Index (qCSI) for the patients admitted in the emergency department (ED) with COVID-19. Formula Addition of the selected points: - Repiratory rate, breaths/min: ≤22= 0, 23-28=1, >28= 2 - SpO2 (Pulse oximetry): >92%= 0, 89-92%= 2, ≤88%= 5 - O2 flow rate, L/min: ≤2=0, 3-4=4, 5-6=5. Interpretation: - qCSI Score ≤3= Risk level Low= 4% Risk of critical illness at 24 hrs - qCSI Score 4-6= Risk level Low-intermediate= 30% Risk of critical illness at 24 hrs - qCSI Score 7-9= Risk level High-intermediate= 44% Risk of critical illness at 24 hrs - qCSI Score 10-12= Risk level High= 57% Risk of critical illness at 24 hrs Note: Pulse oximetry defined by oxygen requirement (>10 L/min by low-flow device, high-flow device, non-invasive, or invasive ventilation) or death.
Do not use if the patient's O2 requirement is greater than 6L.
1. Haimovich A, Ravindra NG, Stoytchev S, et al. Development and validation of the quick COVID-19 severity index (qCSI): a prognostic tool for early clinical decompensation. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2020.
OBSERVATION.respiration.v2, OBSERVATION.quick_covid_19_severity_index_qcsi.v0, EVALUATION.quick_covid_19_severity_index_qcsi.v0
