Veterans Health Administration COVID-19 (VACO) Index for COVID-19 Mortality
Estimates risk of 30-day mortality after COVID-19 infection using pre-COVID health status.
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Developed in collaboration with the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the CDC, NIH, VA, and the ASPR.
This calculator was developed and validated in VA cohorts, and then externally validated in a non-VA patient population, noteworthy because of the VA's predominantly male population. The VACO Index predicts well in all subpopulations in which it was studied.
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years
Female
Male
Past Medical History for Charlson Comorbidity Index
None
0Diabetes without complications
+1Diabetes, with complications (e.g., eyes, kidneys, ketoacidosis)
+2No
0Yes
+1No
0Yes
+2No
0Yes
+1No
0Yes
+1No
0Yes
+1None
0Cancer (except skin cancer)
+2Cancer, metastatic (cancer spreading to another part of the body)
+6No
0Yes
+1None
0Liver disease, mild (e.g., viral hepatitis B or C, alcoholic hepatitis)
+1Liver disease, moderate or severe (e.g., esophageal varices, fatty liver, liver failure)
+3No
0Yes
+1No
0Yes
+1No
0Yes
+1No
0Yes
+6No
0Yes
+1Result:
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Evidence
Creator Insights
- Amy Justice, MD, PhD
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