Atypical presentation of COVID-19 in older patients is associated with frailty but not with adverse outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Older patients with COVID-19 can present with atypical complaints, such as falls or delirium. In other diseases, such an atypical presentation is associated with worse clinical outcomes. However, it is not known whether this extends to COVID-19. We aimed to study the association between atypical presentation of COVID-19, frailty and adverse outcomes, as well as the incidence of atypical presentation.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective observational multi-center cohort study in eight hospitals in the Netherlands. We included patients aged ≥ 70 years hospitalized with COVID-19 between February 2020 until May 2020. Atypical presentation of COVID-19 was defined as presentation without fever, cough and/or dyspnea. We collected data concerning symptoms on admission, demo

SUBMITTER: van Son JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9902812 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature