Letter to the Editor: Chest X-ray–based severity scores in COVID-19 - what do they tell us about oxygen needs?

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World J Crit Care Med. Jun 9, 2026; 15(2): 119458
Published online Jun 9, 2026. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v15.i2.119458

Letter to the Editor: Chest X-ray–based severity scores in COVID-19 - what do they tell us about oxygen needs?

Ankur Khandelwal, Habib Md Reazaul Karim, Anirban Bhattacharjee

Ankur Khandelwal, Habib Md Reazaul Karim, Anirban Bhattacharjee, Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati, Guwahati 781101, Assam, India

Author contributions: Khandelwal A designed the study; Karim HMR, and Bhattacharjee A performed references acquisition and interpretation; Khandelwal A and Karim HMR wrote the manuscript; Karim HMR and Bhattacharjee A critically revised it for important intellectual content; Khandelwal A, Karim HMR, and Bhattacharjee A made equal contribution to the study; and all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.

Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare that they have no conflict of interest to disclose.

Corresponding author: Ankur Khandelwal, Additional Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Changsari, Silbharal, Guwahati 781101, Assam, India. ankurchintus@gmail.com

Received: January 28, 2026
Revised: February 2, 2026
Accepted: February 26, 2026
Published online: June 9, 2026
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Chest radiography-based scoring systems provide a rapid, accessible, and reliable triage tool for assessing the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia. This letter underscores how standardized chest X-ray scorings can meaningfully inform frontline decisions during respiratory pandemics and beyond.