Mortality and associated risk factors in patients hospitalized due to COVID-19 in a Peruvian reference hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the risk factors for in-hospital mortality in patients with COVID-19 from a Peruvian national hospital.

Methods

Retrospective cohort study of medical records of patients with COVID-19 hospitalized at Hospital Nacional Hipólito Unanue (HNHU) during the months of April to August 2020. The dependent variable was in-hospital mortality. Independent variables included sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, physical examination findings, oxygen saturation (SaO2) at admission, treatment received during hospitalization and laboratory results at admission. A Cox regression model was used to evaluate the crude and adjusted hazard ratios for associated factors.

Results

We included 1418 patients. Median age was 58 years (IQR 47-68 years) and 944 (66

SUBMITTER: Soto A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8890646 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature