Clinical characteristics of 113 deceased patients with coronavirus disease 2019: retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To delineate the clinical characteristics of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) who died.

Design

Retrospective case series.

Setting

Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, China.

Participants

Among a cohort of 799 patients, 113 who died and 161 who recovered with a diagnosis of covid-19 were analysed. Data were collected until 28 February 2020.

Main outcome measures

Clinical characteristics and laboratory findings were obtained from electronic medical records with data collection forms.

Results

The median age of deceased patients (68 years) was significantly older than recovered patients (51 years). Male sex was more predominant in deceased patients (83; 73%) than in recovered patients (88; 55%). Chronic hypertension and other cardiovas

SUBMITTER: Chen T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7190011 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature