Risk factors for 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients progressing to critical illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

With the rising number of COVID-19 cases, global health resources are strained by the pandemic. No proven effective therapies or vaccines for this virus are currently available. In order to maximize the use of limited medical resources, distinguishing between mild and severe patients as early as possible has become pivotal.

Objective

To systematically review evidence for the risk factors of COVID-19 patients progressing to critical illness.

Evidence review

We conducted a comprehensive search for primary literature in both Chinese and English electronic bibliographic databases. The American agency for health research and quality tool was used for quality assessment. A meta-analysis was undertaken using STATA version 15.0.

Results

Twenty articles (4062

SUBMITTER: Xu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7343456 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature