Prognostic value of ROX, SOFA, SAPS II and P/F score in assessing therapy of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy among severe COVID-19 patients

  • Than Manh Hung Central Tropical Diseases Hospital
  • Vu Dinh Phu Central Tropical Diseases Hospital

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COVID-19, HFNC, ROX index, SAPS II score, SOFA score

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Objective: To find out the prognostic value of SOFA, SAPS II, P/F and ROX in assessing treatment the patients with severe COVID-19 with high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy. Subject and method: There were 109 patients with severe COVID-19 who received HFNC treatment at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases from April 2021 to December 2023. Research method: Retrospective descriptive, data were collected retrospectively, through medical records. Result: The failure rate of HFNC was 49.6%. Lower P/F index, higher SAPS II score, higher SOFA score were prognostic factors for HFNC failure. An increase of 1 point in SAPS II score increased the risk of HFNC failure by 4 times (p=0.001). An increase in SOFA score of 1 point increased the risk of HFNC failure by 4.9 times (p<0.001). AUC analysis shows ROX index at 1 day after HFNC, P/F ratio at the time before and 1 day after HFNC were good predictors for successful HFNC with AUC (95%CI) of 0.849 (0.778-0.921), 0.877 (0.805-0.949), 0.898 (0.833-0.962), respectively. Conclusion: ROX index, SOFA, SAPS II scores and P/F ratio showed the effectiveness to predict mortality in severe COVID-19 patients using HFNC.

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