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Area of Science:

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Radiology

Background:

  • Accurate and timely diagnosis of COVID-19 is critical in emergency departments.
  • Risk stratification aids in appropriate patient management and isolation protocols.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate a diagnostic algorithm for estimating COVID-19 risk in emergency department patients.
  • To assess the utility of clinical, laboratory, and imaging findings in risk stratification.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective study of 312 patients suspected of COVID-19.
  • Utilized PCR testing, blood tests (lymphocyte count, LDH), and chest CT scans (CO-RADS classification).
  • Patients categorized into proven, strongly suspected, and low suspicion COVID-19 cohorts.

Main Results:

  • The algorithm classified 22% as proven COVID-19, 48% as strongly suspected, and 29% as low suspicion.
  • Positive PCR and abnormal lab results correlated with higher CO-RADS scores.
  • Lymphopenia and elevated LDH further increased risk in high CO-RADS score patients.

Conclusions:

  • A diagnostic algorithm combining clinical signs, lab abnormalities, and CT scans provides effective COVID-19 risk assessment.
  • This algorithm enables patient classification prior to PCR results, including those with negative tests.