Altered mental status is a predictor of poor outcomes in COVID-19 patients: A cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Several studies have described typical clinical manifestations, including fever, cough, diarrhea, and fatigue with COVID-19 infection. However, there are limited data on the association between the presence of neurological manifestations on hospital admission, disease severity, and outcomes. We sought to investigate this correlation to help understand the disease burden.

Methods

We delivered a multi-center retrospective study of positive laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 patients. Clinical presentation, laboratory values, complications, and outcomes data were reported. Our findings of interest were Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission, intubation, mechanical ventilation, and in-hospital mortality.

Results

A total of 502 patients with a mean age of 60.83 ± 15.5

SUBMITTER: Attia AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8491909 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature