Modified MeNTS scoring system that systematically integrates factors associated with greater severity of COVID-19 illness and COVID-19 transmission risk to facilitate triage and decision-making for medically necessary, time-sensitive procedures (MeNTS)
| COVID risk score: modified MeNTS | ||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | Total | |
| Age | <65 | 65–85 | >85 | |
| Cardiovascular disease | None | Mild* | Severe | |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | None | Inhaler | CPAP | |
| Diabetes | None | Tablets | Insulin | |
| Immunocompromised | None | Moderate | Severe | |
| Anaesthetic | Local | Sedation | GA | |
| BAME | Other | South Asian | Black | |
| Exposure to COVID-19 positive in last 14 days | No | Possible | Yes | |
| Lives in nursing home | No | – | Yes | |
| Other (male sex, recent cancer therapy, high BMI, kidney or liver disease, severe dementia) | None | – | Yes | |
| Total | ||||
| Low: 0–4 Moderate: 5–6 High: >6 | ||||
Adapted from Prachand et al 2020,.7
*On medication only
BAME, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic; BMI, body mass index.