Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) at Mercy Health Hospitals, Toledo, Ohio.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The ongoing pandemic of the novel Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an unprecedented challenge to global health, never experienced before.

Objective

This study aims to describe the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 admitted to Mercy Hospitals.

Design and methods

Retrospective, observational cohort study designed to include every COVID-19 subject aged 18 years or older admitted to Mercy Saint (St) Vincent, Mercy St Charles, and Mercy St Anne's hospital in Toledo, Ohio from January 1, 2020 through June 15th, 2020. Primary Outcome Measure was mortality in the emergency department or as an in-patient.

Results

470 subjects including 224 males and 246 females met the inclusion criteria for the study. Subjects with the fo

SUBMITTER: Khan MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8061926 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature