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

ABSTRACT:

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. Ea

SUBMITTER: Elias P 

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

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature