Clinical features of critically ill patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 outside Wuhan with and without diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Some patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection rapidly develop to critical condition. Here, we investigated the clinical features of critically ill SARS-CoV-2 patients with and without diabetes and identified risk factors for death of these patients.

Methods

The medical records including epidemiological, demographic, clinical, and laboratory data from 49 critically ill SARS-CoV-2 patients were collected and analyzed in Huanggang City and Xiaogan City, Hubei Province, outside Wuhan.

Results

Sixty-seven percent (33) of patients survived and 33% (16) of patients died in 49 critically ill patients (32 men, 17 women), with a median age of 63 years (IQR 53-73). Univariate analyses indicated that the deceased patients were more

SUBMITTER: Peng X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7642858 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature