The SADDEN DEATH Study: Results from a Pilot Study in Non-ICU COVID-19 Spanish Patients.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: The worldwide pandemic, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a novel infection with serious clinical manifestations, including death. Our aim is to describe the first non-ICU Spanish deceased series with COVID-19, comparing specifically between unexpected and expected deaths. Methods: In this single-centre study, all deceased inpatients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 who had died from March 4 to April 16, 2020 were consecutively included. Demographic, clinical, treatment, and laboratory data, were analyzed and compared between groups. Factors associated with unexpected death were identified by multivariable logistic regression methods. Results: In total, 324 deceased patients were included. Median age was 82 years (IQR 76-87); 55.9% males. The most common cardiovascular

SUBMITTER: Perez-Garcia CN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7922313 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature