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Table 1 The severity of the COVID-19

From: Management of critically ill patients with COVID-19 in ICU: statement from front-line intensive care experts in Wuhan, China

Severity

Definition

Mild

No signs of pneumonia on imaging

Moderate

Fever and respiratory symptoms with radiological findings of pneumonia

Severe

Dyspnea, respiratory frequency ≥ 30/min, blood oxygen saturation ≤ 93%, PaO2/FiO2 ratio < 300, and/or lung infiltrates > 50% within 24–48 h

Critical

Respiratory failure, septic shock, and/or multiple organ dysfunction/failure.