Death among patients hospitalized with symptomatic COVID-19: Implications for high-risk patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to examine the role played by the COVID-19 infection in patients' death and to determine the proportion of patients for whom it was a major contributor to death.

Methods

We included patients ≥50 years old who were hospitalized with COVID-19 infection and died between March 1, 2020 and September 30, 2020 in a tertiary medical center. We considered COVID-19 infection to be a major cause for death if the patient had well-controlled medical conditions and death was improbable without coronavirus infection, and a minor cause for death if the patient had serious illnesses and had an indication for palliative care.

Results

Among 243 patients, median age was 80 (interquartile intervals: 72-86) and 40% were female. One in two had moderate or severe frailty

SUBMITTER: Stefan MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9088345 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature