Assessment of patients with Covid-19 hospitalized in southern Santa Catarina

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a potentially fatal disease, is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). The number of cases has increased rapidly, but information on the clinical characteristics remains limited. METHODS: Cohort study. W...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Fabiana Schuelter-Trevisol, Leonan José Raimundo, Hadymilla Duarte Soccas, Ariana Francisco Antunes, Regina Longen Degering Mohr, Chaiana Esmeraldino Mendes Marcon, Daisson José Trevisol
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2020
Subjects:
Coronavirus infections
Hospitalization
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0579-2020
https://doaj.org/article/69820242b740424f9cab0373acfc78be
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Summary:Abstract INTRODUCTION: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a potentially fatal disease, is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). The number of cases has increased rapidly, but information on the clinical characteristics remains limited. METHODS: Cohort study. We collected and analyzed epidemiological, demographic, and clinical data of critically and noncritically ill patients and compared the outcomes. RESULTS: The mean age of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 was 54 years (standard deviation 16.9; 53.8% men), 29% required ICU admission, and 18.6% died. CONCLUSIONS: The main risk factors for ICU admission were age over 60 years, obesity, and preexisting chronic lung diseases.

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