Interobserver Agreement in Semi-Quantitative Scale-Based Interpretation of Chest Radiographs in COVID-19 Patients

CONCLUSIONS The analyzed scales are characterized by good or very good interobserver agreement of assessments of the extent of pulmonary infiltration. Since the CXR Score showed the strongest correlation with the clinical condition of the patient as expressed using the MEWS scale, it is the preferred scale for chest radiograph assessment of patients with COVID-19 in the light of data provided.PMID:34274938 | DOI:10.12659/MSM.931277

Source: Medical Science Monitor - July 18, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Bartosz Mruk Jerzy Walecki Piotr Gustaw Wasilewski Łukasz Paluch Katarzyna Sklinda Source Type: research