Features of patients that died for COVID-19 in a hospital in the south of Mexico: A observational cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to the wide spread of SARS-CoV2 around the world, the risk of death in individuals with metabolic comorbidities has dangerously increased. Mexico has a high number of infected individuals and deaths by COVID-19 as well as an important burden of metabolic diseases; nevertheless, reports about features of Mexican individuals with COVID-19 are scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate demographic features, clinical characteristics and the pharmacological treatment of individuals who died by COVID-19 in the south of Mexico.

Methods

We performed an observational study including the information of 185 deceased individuals with confirmed diagnoses of COVID-19. Data were retrieved from medical records. Categorical data were expressed as proportions (%) and numeric

SUBMITTER: Ruiz-Quinonez JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7894952 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature