3219 hospitalised patients with COVID-19 in Southeast Michigan: a retrospective case cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To report the clinical characteristics of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in Southeast Michigan.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Eight hospitals in Southeast Michigan.

Participants

3219 hospitalised patients with a positive SARS-CoV-2 infection by nasopharyngeal PCR test from 13 March 2020 until 29 April 2020.

Main outcomes measures

Outcomes were discharge from the hospital or in-hospital death. Examined predictors included patient demographics, chronic diseases, home medications, mechanical ventilation, in-hospital medications and timeframe of hospital admission. Multivariable logistic regression was conducted to identify risk factors for in-hospital mortality.

Results

During the study period, 3219 (90.4%) patients were d

SUBMITTER: Mulhem E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8029036 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature