Risk factors for severe illness in hospitalized Covid-19 patients at a regional hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Covid-19 pandemic threatens to overwhelm scarce clinical resources. Risk factors for severe illness must be identified to make efficient resource allocations.

Objective

To evaluate risk factors for severe illness.

Design

Retrospective, observational case series.

Setting

Single-institution.

Participants

First 117 consecutive patients hospitalized for Covid-19 from March 1 to April 12, 2020.

Exposure

None.

Main outcomes and measures

Intensive care unit admission or death.

Results

In-hospital mortality was 24.8% and average total length of stay was 11.82 days (95% CI: 10.01 to 13.63 days). 30.8% of patients required intensive care unit admission and 29.1% required mechanical ventilation. Multivariate regression identified

SUBMITTER: Turcotte JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7423129 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature