Presenting Characteristics, Comorbidities, and Outcomes Among 5700 Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 in the New York City Area.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

There is limited information describing the presenting characteristics and outcomes of US patients requiring hospitalization for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Objective

To describe the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 hospitalized in a US health care system.

Design, setting, and participants

Case series of patients with COVID-19 admitted to 12 hospitals in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County, New York, within the Northwell Health system. The study included all sequentially hospitalized patients between March 1, 2020, and April 4, 2020, inclusive of these dates.

Exposures

Confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection by positive result on polymerase chain reaction

SUBMITTER: Richardson S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7177629 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature