Factors associated with disease severity and mortality among patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the factors associated with disease severity and mortality in Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is imperative to effectively triage patients. We performed a systematic review to determine the demographic, clinical, laboratory and radiological factors associated with severity and mortality in COVID-19.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Embase and WHO database for English language articles from inception until May 8, 2020. We included Observational studies with direct comparison of clinical characteristics between a) patients who died and those who survived or b) patients with severe disease and those without severe disease. Data extraction and quality assessment were performed by two authors independently.

Results

Among 15680 articles from the literatur

SUBMITTER: Chidambaram V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7673562 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature