Applicability of the ROX index in decision-making for hospitalization in COVID-19 patients

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dc.authoridYALCINSOY, MURAT/0000-0003-3407-7359;
dc.contributor.authorKasapoglu, Umut Sabri
dc.contributor.authorSelcuk, Engin Burak
dc.contributor.authorYalcinsoy, Murat
dc.contributor.authorUckac, Kadir
dc.contributor.authorSahin, Abdullah Fahri
dc.contributor.authorBentli, Recep
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-24T18:10:00Z
dc.date.available2025-10-24T18:10:00Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentMalatya Turgut Özal Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractAim: Data on the outpatient follow-up of COVID-19 cases is still scarce. Also, the significance of the ROX index in decision-making for hospitalization in the ambulatory COVID-19 cases remains unknown. The aim of this study is to determine the general characteristics of COVID-19 patients treated as outpatients and to investigate whether the ROX index is applicable in hospitalization decisions.Material and Methods: This retrospective cohort study was conducted in confirmed adult COVID-19 cases between 15 October 2020 and 01 March 2021. A total of 5240 confirmed COVID-19 patients were included in the present study. Factors affecting hospitalization were investigated.Results: The study population was divided into two groups as those who require hospitalization (n=672) and those who did not (n=4568). The number of male patients and the mean age of the patients were significantly higher in hospitalized patients group (p=0.046, p<0.001). ROX index that was calculated at the home visit on the third day of disease was found significantly lower in the group of hospitalized patients (p<0.001). There was a significant correlation between ROX index and inflammatory biomarkers in the present study (p<0.001). The ROX index was found the most accurate parameter for decision-making for hospitalization in ambulatory COVID-19 patients (AUC=0.794 CI=0.773-0.814, p<0.001).Discussion: The ROX index can be a useful and objective clinical tool for decision making for hospitalization in the ambulatory COVID-19 cases.
dc.identifier.doi10.4328/ACAM.21196
dc.identifier.endpage1021
dc.identifier.issn2667-663X
dc.identifier.issue9
dc.identifier.startpage1017
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4328/ACAM.21196
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12899/3935
dc.identifier.volume13
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000863271700016
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBayrakol Medical Publisher
dc.relation.ispartofAnnals Of Clinical And Analytical Medicine
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20251023
dc.subjectCOVID-19; Ambulatory; Hospitalization; Predictors; ROX Index
dc.titleApplicability of the ROX index in decision-making for hospitalization in COVID-19 patients
dc.typeArticle

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