COVID-19 as an effect modifier of the relationship between age and in-hospital survival in older patients admitted to an Italian Emergency Department.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic modified how persons got into contact with emergency services, particularly during the first wave.

Aim

The aim is to describe the characteristics of older persons with and without COVID-19 visiting the Emergency Department of a tertiary hospital and to investigate the impact of age on in-hospital survival in the two groups.

Methods

Patients older than 70 years were followed-up till discharge or in-hospital death. Cox regression models stratified by COVID-19 diagnosis were used to investigate survival.

Results

Out of 896 patients, 36.7% had COVID-19. Those without COVID-19 were older and affected by a higher number of chronic conditions but exhibited lower mortality (10.5 vs 48.1%). After the adjustment, age was associated with

SUBMITTER: Zucchelli A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8966861 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature