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. 2021 Sep 16;11(9):e051468. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051468

Table 5.

COPE definition

Predictor Minimum Maximum
Age (years) 0 100
RR (/min) 10 60
CRP (mg/L) 1 500
LDH (U/L) 50 4000
Albumin (g/L) 10 60
Urea (mmol/L) 1 80
lp=−13.6 +
 0.04575×age +
 1.654×log (RR) +
 0.1688×log (CRP) +
 1.197×log (LDH) +
 −1.585×log (albumin) +
 0.5953×log (urea)
Probability of death within 28 days=1/(1+exp(-lp))
Probability of ICU admission within 28 days=1/(1+exp(-(−0.08949+0.5970 × lp)))

Implemented in web application https://mdmerasmusmc.shinyapps.io/COPE/ and mobile application ‘COPE Decision Support’.

COPE, COVID-19 outcome prediction in the emergency department; CRP, C reactive protein; ICU, intensive care unit; LDH, lactic dehydrogenase; RR, respiratory rate.