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. 2020 Dec 7;10(12):e040768. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040768

Table 3.

WHO 2019-nCoV Ordinal Outcome Scale (J Marshall, personal communication, and Cao and colleagues73)

Uninfected 0 points
Ambulatory—no limitation of activities 1 point
Ambulatory—limitation of activities 2 points
Hospitalised—no oxygen (mild) 3 points
Hospitalised—oxygen (mild) 4 points
Hospitalised (severe) non-invasive ventilation or high-flow oxygen 5 points
Hospitalised (severe) intubation and ventilation 6 points
Hospitalised (severe) ventilation and additional organ support (vasopressors, RRT, ECMO) 7 points
Death 8 points

nCoV, novel coronavirus; RRT, renal replacement therapy.