[Places of death of COVID-19 patients: an observational study based on evaluated death certificates from the city of Muenster, Germany (2021)].

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The places of death of COVID-19 patients have so far hardly been investigated in Germany.

Methods

In a places of death study in Westphalia (Germany), statistical evaluations were carried out in the city of Muenster on the basis of all death certificates from 2021. Persons who had died with or from a COVID-19 infection were identified by medical information on cause of death and analyzed with descriptive statistical methods using SPSS.

Results

A total of 4044 death certificates were evaluated, and 182 deceased COVID-19 patients were identified (4.5%). In 159 infected patients (3.9%), the viral infection was fatal, whereby the distribution of places of death was as follows: 88.1% in hospital (57.2% in the intensive care unit; 0.0% in the palliative care uni

SUBMITTER: Manglus L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10214335 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature