Clinical characteristics of older patients with COVID-19: a systematic review of case reports.

ABSTRACT: In the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic, higher morbidity and mortality have been reported in older adults. This age group presents physiological changes and its own clinical conditions such as frailty, dementia, among others.

Objective

To describe the characteristics of COVID-19 patients, both over and under 80 years old, by conducting a systematic review of the literature describing case reports, and to summarize and critically assess these characteristics.

Methods

Systematic review. The study was registered on the Registry of Health Research Projects (PRISA) of the Peruvian National Institute of Health (code EI00000631). Five electronic databases (Scopus, PubMed, PubMed Central, LILACS, and SCIELO) were systematically searched during the period between December 31,

SUBMITTER: Cordova LDS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8049578 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature