Severe COVID-19 pneumonia in Piacenza, Italy - A cohort study of the first pandemic wave.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Piacenza is the closest city to the first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cluster in Italy and has the highest national COVID-19 death rates per population. The objective of this study is to present characteristics and outcomes of patients admitted to medical departments of the Hospital of Piacenza during the first wave of the epidemic.

Methods

A total of 218 patients with confirmed or suspect COVID-19 and severe pneumonia were included from February 21st to May 15th, 2020. Routinely-collected clinical and laboratory data were retrospectively retrieved from electronic medical files. A Cox proportional-hazards model was fit to assess the association of treatment and other variables with death.

Results

Median age of patients was 68 years; 150 patients (69

SUBMITTER: Guglielmetti L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7723761 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature