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Table 2 Outcome groups

From: Deep learning diagnostic and risk-stratification pattern detection for COVID-19 in digital lung auscultations: clinical protocol for a case–control and prospective cohort study

Diagnostic outcome

 

Risk stratification outcomes

Triage patients COVID+

Hospitalised patients COVID+

COVID+

Any positive RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 on a nasopharyngeal swab during the 14 days following enrolment

Mild

Outpatients discharged home with mild disease without hospitalisation within 7 days of enrolment

Patients without worsening condition attributable to COVID-19 and discharged home

Moderate

Patients hospitalised within 7 days of enrolment and NOT receiving intensive care at any point during their hospitalisation

Patients with worsening condition attributable to COVID-19 requiring ICU referral/or dying during follow-up

Severe

Patients hospitalised within 7 days of enrolment and subsequently requiring ICU referral/or dying

 

COVID-

Consistently negative RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 on a nasopharyngeal swab during the 14 days following enrolment