Role of computed tomography severity score as a predictor of disease severity and mortality in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Purpose:</bold> Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a highly contagious disease, has expanded fast over the world and continues to pose a serious threat to global public health. The prognosis for patients identified with severe or critical cases is bleak. As a result, it's vital for us to spot potentially serious or critical instances early on and treat patients as soon as possible. In the clinical practice of treating patients with COVID-19, we have observed that the computed tomography severity score (CTSS) of severe patients is higher than that in mild patients. We performed this systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the predictive values of CTSS on disease severity and mortality in patients with COVID-19.<bold>Methods:</bold> We searched electronic databases such as…