Clinical characteristics of inpatients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Sichuan province.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in serious concerns in China and abroad. To investigate clinical features of confirmed and suspected patients with COVID-19 in west China, and to examine differences between severe versus non-severe patients.

Methods

Patients admitted for COVID-19 between January 21 and February 11 from fifteen hospitals in Sichuan Province, China were included. Experienced clinicians trained with methods abstracted data from medical records using pre-defined, pilot-tested forms. Clinical characteristics between severe and non-severe patients were compared.

Results

Of the 169 patients included, 147 were laboratory-confirmed, 22 were suspected. For confirmed cases, the most common symptoms from onset to admission were cough (70·7%), feve

SUBMITTER: Wang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7868861 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature