Admission vital signs as predictors of COVID-19 mortality: a retrospective cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 remains a major healthcare concern. Vital signs are routinely measured on admission and may provide an early, cost-effective indicator of outcome - more so in developing countries where such data is scarce. We sought to describe the association between six routinely measured admission vital signs and COVID-19 mortality, and secondarily to derive potential applications for resource-limited settings.

Methods

Retrospective analysis of consecutive patients admitted to King Edward VIII Hospital, South Africa, with COVID-19 during June-September 2020 was undertaken. The sample was subdivided into survivors and non-survivors and comparisons made in terms of demographics and admission vital signs. Univariate and multivariate analysis of predictor variables identi

SUBMITTER: Ikram AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9051839 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature