Development of a Scoring Method Based on a Chest CT Scan to Determine the Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients.

Introduction As COVID-19 shifts from pandemic urgency to endemic management, healthcare systems are faced with the evolving challenge of providing optimized care and adept resource allocation in this evolving landscape of the disease. However, the timely management and accurate assessment of disease severity remains a cornerstone of effective treatment. This study presents a pioneering scoring system, based on the primary chest CT scan findings, to predict patient outcomes and to equip clinicians with a tool that can expedite decision-making.