Calculated Decisions: Brescia-COVID Respiratory Severity Scale (BCRSS)/Algorithm

The Brescia-COVID respiratory severity scale/algorithm is a stepwise management approach to COVID-19 patients based on clinical severity. The BCRSS was rapidly developed in Brescia, Italy, during that nation's COVID-19 crisis. The scale has not been validated or tested in other populations. The...

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Published in:	Emergency medicine practice Vol. 22; no. 5 Suppl; p. CD1
Main Authors:	Duca, Andrea, Piva, Simone, Focà, Emanuele, Latronico, Nicola, Rizzi, Marco
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 16-04-2020
Subjects:	Algorithms Betacoronavirus Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis Coronavirus Infections - therapy COVID-19 Decision Support Systems, Clinical Emergency Service, Hospital Humans Lung - pathology Lung - physiopathology Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis Pneumonia, Viral - therapy Respiration Risk Assessment SARS-CoV-2 Severity of Illness Index
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Summary:	The Brescia-COVID respiratory severity scale/algorithm is a stepwise management approach to COVID-19 patients based on clinical severity. The BCRSS was rapidly developed in Brescia, Italy, during that nation's COVID-19 crisis. The scale has not been validated or tested in other populations. The BCRSS uses patient examination features along with the need for escalating levels of respiratory support (NIV, intubation, proning) to suggest treatment recommendations. The scale simplifies the clinical summary of a patient's status, and allows clinicians to compare patients to one another and to track the trend of a patient's level of respiratory severity over time.
ISSN:	1559-3908