Validating the RISE UP score for predicting prognosis in patients with COVID-19 in the emergency department: a retrospective study

Paul M. E. L. van Dam*, Noortje Zelis, Patricia Stassen, Daan J. L. van Twist, Peter W. De Leeuw, Sander van Kuijk, Jacqueline Buijs

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Abstract

Objective

To mitigate the burden of COVID-19 on the healthcare system, information on the prognosis of the disease is needed. The recently developed Risk Stratification in the Emergency Department in Acutely ill Older Patients (RISE UP) score has very good discriminatory value for short-term mortality in older patients in the emergency department (ED). It consists of six readily available items. We hypothesised that the RISE UP score could have discriminatory value for 30-day mortality in ED patients with COVID-19.

Design

Retrospective analysis.

Setting

Two EDs of the Zuyderland Medical Centre, secondary care hospital in the Netherlands.

Participants

The study sample consisted of 642 adult ED patients diagnosed with COVID-19 between 3 March and until 25 May 2020. Inclusion criteria were (1) admission to the hospital with symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 and (2) positive result of the PCR or (very) high suspicion of COVID-19 according to the chest CT scan.

Outcome

Primary outcome was 30-day mortality, secondary outcome was a composite of 30-day mortality and admission to intensive care unit (ICU).

Results

Within 30 days after presentation, 167 patients (26.0%) died and 102 patients (15.9%) were admitted to ICU. The RISE UP score showed good discriminatory value for 30-day mortality (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) 0.77, 95% CI 0.73 to 0.81) and for the composite outcome (AUC 0.72, 95% CI 0.68 to 0.76). Patients with RISE UP scores below 10% (n=121) had favourable outcome (zero deaths and six ICU admissions), while those with scores above 30% (n=221) were at high risk of adverse outcome (46.6% mortality and 19.0% ICU admissions).

Conclusion

The RISE UP score is an accurate prognostic model for adverse outcome in ED patients with COVID-19. It can be used to identify patients at risk of short-term adverse outcome and may help guide decision-making and allocating healthcare resources.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere045141
Number of pages7
JournalBMJ Open
Volume11
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2021

Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • accident &amp
  • emergency medicine
  • infectious diseases
  • internal medicine
  • DISEASE

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