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The use of scoring systems during COVID-19
Abstract
Healthcare services worldwide are challenged by the novel COVID-19 crisis. As of 18 October 2021, >240 million cases and 4.88 million deaths have been reported worldwide to the World Health Organization, which is an indication of the increase in healthcare services work overload. Scoring systems are standardised methods for the evaluation of presenting symptoms, radiological images and laboratory specimens to assist in disease diagnosis or treatment. This article explores the most common scoring systems in clinical practice, and acknowledges challenges in both the clinical application and validation of scoring systems, particularly in the context of new diseases such as COVID-19.
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J Martins, Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Health Systems and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, and Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa
C Whyte, Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Health Systems and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, and Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa Community Orientated Primary Care Research Unit, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa South African Society of Occupational Medicine, Pretoria, South Africa
D J Kocks, Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Health Systems and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, and Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa South African Society of Occupational Medicine, Pretoria, South Africa
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Date published: 2022-01-28
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