Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors for Death of Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in a Community Hospital: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the clinical characteristics, outcomes, and risk factors for death of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a community hospital setting.

Patients and methods

This single-center retrospective cohort study included 313 adult patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 admitted to a community hospital in Cook County, Illinois, from March 1, 2020, to May 25, 2020. Demographics, medical history, underlying comorbidities, symptoms, signs, laboratory findings, imaging studies, management, and progression to discharge or death data were collected and analyzed.

Results

Of 313 patients, the median age was 68 years (interquartile range, 59.0-78.5 years; range, 19-98 years), 182 (58.1%) were male, 119 (38%) were white, and 194 (62%) were admi

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Nava G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7643617 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature