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. 2016 Mar 31;6:23797. doi: 10.1038/srep23797

Table 1. Electronic diary scoring.

Item Scoring
Weight Score 1 if weight gain ≥1 kg in one dayScore 2 if weight gain ≥2 kg in three days
SpO2 Score 1 if <92%Score 2 if <90%
Temperature Score 1 if ≥37.5 °CScore 2 if ≥38 °C
Heart rate Score 1 if >100 beats/minScore 2 if >120 beats/min
Blood pressure Score 1 if systolic pressure >160 or <100 mmHgScore 2 if systolic pressure >180 or <90 mmHg
Breathlessness Score 1 if daily increase in mMRC Dyspnea Scale of 1 gradeScore 2 if daily increase in mMRC Dyspnea Scale of ≥2 grade
Sputum quantity Score 1 if increase in frequency of expectoration of ≥50%
Sputum character Score 1 if purulent
Algorithm If the sum of the scores is ≥2, an alert will be issued.

SpO2, measurement of oxygen saturation via pulse oximeter; mMRC, Modified Medical Research Council.