Comparison of the ALKA and CRS scores to predict outcomes among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 infection in United Arab Emirates
Our study demonstrated that ALKA score outperforms CRS in predicting hospital admission, critical illness, and mortality among patients with symptomatic COVID-19 at initial presentation. Further external validation of both tools is required to assess their effectiveness in different healthcare settings.
Authors
- Javed Y. Pathan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5867-2833)
- Fayez Alshamsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9121-4279)
- Lutfi Kurban (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2289-2647)
- Adnan Agha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2704-8931)
- Omran Bakoush (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1447-9836)
- Vaksmann Guy
- Mohamed Ismail
- Bushra Kurban
Institutions
- United Arab Emirates University (AE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1553189
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- United Arab Emirates University