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. 2021 May 24;2021(5):CD015043. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015043

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