Retrospective cohort study of clinical characteristics of 2199 hospitalised patients with COVID-19 in New York City.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The COVID-19 pandemic is a global public health crisis, with over 33 million cases and 999 000 deaths worldwide. Data are needed regarding the clinical course of hospitalised patients, particularly in the USA. We aimed to compare clinical characteristic of patients with COVID-19 who had in-hospital mortality with those who were discharged alive.

Design

Demographic, clinical and outcomes data for patients admitted to five Mount Sinai Health System hospitals with confirmed COVID-19 between 27 February and 2 April 2020 were identified through institutional electronic health records. We performed a retrospective comparative analysis of patients who had in-hospital mortality or were discharged alive.

Setting

All patients were admitted to the Mount Sinai Health Sy

SUBMITTER: Paranjpe I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7702220 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature