Immediate and contributory causes of death in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Accurate determination of the immediate causes of death in patients with COVID-19 is important for optimal care and mitigation strategies.

Methods

All deaths in Qatar between March 01, 2020, and August 31, 2022, flagged for likely relationship to COVID-19 were reviewed by two independent, trained reviewers using a standardized methodology to determine the immediate and contributory causes of death.

Results

Among 749 flagged deaths, the most common admitting diagnoses were respiratory tract infection (91%) and major adverse cardiac event (MACE, 2.3%). The most common immediate causes of death were COVID-19 pneumonia (66.2%), MACE (7.1%), hospital-associated pneumonia (HAP, 6.8%), bacteremia (6.3%), disseminated fungal infection (DFI, 5.2%), and thromboemboli

SUBMITTER: Butt AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10102704 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature