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The Prognostic Value of Electrocardiogram at Presentation to Emergency Department in Patients With COVID-19.

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Objective

To study whether combining vital signs and electrocardiogram (ECG) analysis can improve early prognostication.

Methods

This study analyzed 1258 adults with coronavirus disease 2019 who were seen at three hospitals in New York in March and April 2020. Electrocardiograms at presentation to the emergency department were systematically read by electrophysiologists. The primary outcome was a composite of mechanical ventilation or death 48 hours from diagnosis. The prognostic value of ECG abnormalities was assessed in a model adjusted for demographics, comorbidities, and vital signs.

Results

At 48 hours, 73 of 1258 patients (5.8%) had died and 174 of 1258 (13.8%) were alive but receiving mechanical ventilation with 277 of 1258 (22.0%) patients dying by 30 days. Early development of respiratory failure was common, with 53% of all intubations occurring within 48 hours of presentation. In a multivariable logistic regression, atrial fibrillation/flutter (odds ratio [OR], 2.5; 95% CI, 1.1 to 6.2), right ventricular strain (OR, 2.7; 95% CI, 1.3 to 6.1), and ST segment abnormalities (OR, 2.4; 95% CI, 1.5 to 3.8) were associated with death or mechanical ventilation at 48 hours. In 108 patients without these ECG abnormalities and with normal respiratory vitals (rate <20 breaths/min and saturation >95%), only 5 (4.6%) died or required mechanical ventilation by 48 hours versus 68 of 216 patients (31.5%) having both ECG and respiratory vital sign abnormalities.

Conclusion

The combination of abnormal respiratory vital signs and ECG findings of atrial fibrillation/flutter, right ventricular strain, or ST segment abnormalities accurately prognosticates early deterioration in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 and may assist with patient triage.

SUBMITTER: Elias P

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7428764 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The Prognostic Value of Electrocardiogram at Presentation to Emergency Department in Patients With COVID-19.

Elias Pierre P Poterucha Timothy J TJ Jain Sneha S SS Sayer Gabriel G Raikhelkar Jayant J Fried Justin J Clerkin Kevin K Griffin Jan J DeFilippis Ersilia M EM Gupta Aakriti A Lawlor Matthew M Madhavan Mahesh M Rosenblum Hannah H Roth Zachary B ZB Natarajan Karthik K Hripcsak George G Perotte Adler A Wan Elaine Y EY Saluja Amardeep A Dizon Jose J Ehlert Frederick F Morrow John P JP Yarmohammadi Hirad H Kumaraiah Deepa D Redfors Bjorn B Gavin Nicholas N Kirtane Ajay A Rabbani Leroy L Burkhoff Dan D Moses Jeffrey J Schwartz Allan A Leon Martin M Uriel Nir N

Mayo Clinic proceedings 20200815 10

<h4>Objective</h4>To study whether combining vital signs and electrocardiogram (ECG) analysis can improve early prognostication.<h4>Methods</h4>This study analyzed 1258 adults with coronavirus disease 2019 who were seen at three hospitals in New York in March and April 2020. Electrocardiograms at presentation to the emergency department were systematically read by electrophysiologists. The primary outcome was a composite of mechanical ventilation or death 48 hours from diagnosis. The prognostic ...[more]

PMID: 33012341

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The Prognostic Value of Electrocardiogram at Presentation to Emergency Department in Patients With COVID-19.

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The Prognostic Value of Electrocardiogram at Presentation to Emergency Department in Patients With COVID-19.

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