1. WHO clinical progression scale.
Patient State | Descriptor | Score |
Uninfected | Uninfected; no viral RNA detected | 0 |
Ambulatory mild disease | Asymptomatic; viral RNA detected | 1 |
Symptomatic; independent | 2 | |
Symptomatic; assistance needed | 3 | |
Hospitalised: moderate disease | Hospitalised; no oxygen therapya | 4 |
Hospitalised; oxygen by mask or nasal prongs | 5 | |
Hospitalised: severe disease | Hospitalised; oxygen by non‐invasive mechanical ventilation or high flow | 6 |
Intubation and mechanical ventilation, pO2/FiO2 ≥ 150 or SpO2/FiO2 ≥ 200 | 7 | |
Invasive mechanical ventilation pO2/FiO2 < 150 (SpO2/FiO2 < 200) or vasopressors | 8 | |
Invasive mechanical ventilation pO2/FiO2 < 150 and vasopressors, dialysis or ECMO | 9 | |
Dead | Dead | 10 |
WHO clinical progression scale from: WHO 2020e
aIf hospitalised for isolation only, record status as for ambulatory patient
ECMO: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
FiO2: fraction of inspired oxygen
pO2: partial pressure of oxygen
SpO2: oxygen saturation