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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0120-2448</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Medica Colombiana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Med Colomb]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-2448</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociacion Colombiana de Medicina Interna]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S0120-24482022000300040</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.36104/amc.2022.2225</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Early warning scores to identify the risk of clinical worsening or death in patients hospitalized for COVID-19]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Puntuaciones de alerta temprana para la identificación del riesgo de empeoramiento clínico o muerte en pacientes hospitalizados por COVID-19]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[SPROCKEL-DÍAZ]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JOHN JAIME]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[ARAQUE-PARRA]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[EDNA CAROLINA]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[CHAVES-CABEZAS]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JUAN JOSÉ]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[CÁRDENAS-RODRÍGUEZ]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[HELLEN]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[MONTOYA-RUMPF]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[RUDDY PAOLA]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[ANGARITA-GONZÁLEZ]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[ELIANA]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[CARRILLO-AYERBE]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[MARÍA PAULA]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[CORAL-ZÚÑIGA]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[VICTORIA ELENA]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[ACUÑA-CORTÉS]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[IVÁN SANTIAGO]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[TABARES-RODRÍGUEZ]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[SEBASTIÁN]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud Facultad de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá D.C]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud Facultad de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá D.C]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Infantil Universitario de San José Departamento de Medicina Interna ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá D.C]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital El Tunal - Subred Integrada de Servicios de Salud del Sur Cuidados In tensivos ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá D.C]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá D.C]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>47</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>1</fpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-24482022000300040&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-24482022000300040&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-24482022000300040&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Background: identifying patients at risk for negative outcomes is key for performing a timely triage and adapting the care intensity for patients with COVID-19. Early warning scores are rules that alert to the risk of adverse outcomes during hospitalization. We sought to validate the modified NEWS, NEWS-2 and COVID-19 Severity Index (CSI).  Methods: a prospective observational multicenter study of patients hospitalized for CO VID-19 at three quaternary care hospitals in Bogotá, Colombia, between April and November 2020. The operating characteristics and areas under the ROC curve were calculated.  Results: 711 patients were included, in whom the AUC for death was 0.68, 0.58 and 0.68, and for ICU admission was 0.61, 0.63 and 0.66 for mNEWS, NEWS-2 and CSI, respectively. The CSI had the greatest sensitivity for ICU admission or death (87.6 and 90.0%) and NEWS-2 had the greatest specificity (76.8 and 75.5%).  Conclusions: the three early warning scores had a low to moderate performance in pre dicting ICU admission or death in patients hospitalized for COVID-19. (Acta Med Colomb 2022; 47. DOI:https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2022.2225).]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Antecedentes: la identificación de los pacientes con riesgo de desenlaces negativos es clave para realizar un triage oportuno y adecuar la intensidad de los cuidados en los pacientes con COVID-19. Las puntuaciones de alerta temprana son reglas para advertir el riesgo de desenlaces adversos durante la hospitalización. Buscamos validar el NEWS modificado, NEWS-2 y COVID-19 Severity Index.  Metodología: estudio observacional, prospectivo, multicéntrico con pacientes hospitalizados por COVID-19 en tres hospitales de cuarto nivel en Bogotá (Colombia), entre abril y noviembre de 2020. Se calcularon las características operativas y áreas bajo la curva ROC.  Resultados: se contó con 711 pacientes entre los cuales el AUC para muerte fue 0.68, 0.58 y 0.68, y para ingreso a UCI de 0.61, 0.63 y 0.66 para NEWSm, NEWS-2 y CSI respectivamente. El CSI alcanzó la mayor sensibilidad para ingreso a UCI o muerte (87.6 y 90.0%) y la mayor especificidad fue el NEWS-2 (76.8 y 75.5%).  Conclusiones: las tres puntuaciones de alerta temprana mostraron un desempeño bajo a moderado para la predicción del ingreso a UCI o muerte en pacientes hospitalizados por COVID-19. (Acta Med Colomb 2022; 47. DOI:https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2022.2225).]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[prognosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[clinical prediction rules]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[death]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[intensive care]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[early warning scores]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[pronóstico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[reglas de predicción clínica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[muerte]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[cuidados inten sivos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[puntuaciones de alerta temprana]]></kwd>
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