Risk factors for in-hospital mortality in older patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome due to COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advancing age is associated with an increase in mortality among patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study aimed to determine risk factors for in-hospital mortality in patients over 60 years old with COVID-19-related ARDS (C-ARDS).

Methods

This was an observational, analytical, retrospective study conducted on a cohort that included all patients aged 60 years or older diagnosed with COVID-ARDSwho were admitted to a high-complexity hospital in Bogotá, Colombia, between March 2020 and July 2021.

Results

A total of 1563 patients were included in the analysis, with a median age of 73 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 67-80) and 811 deaths (51.8%). Independent risk factors for in-hospital morta

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez Lima DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11515189 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature