Clinical characteristics and short-term outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019: retrospective, single-center experience of designated hospital in Poland
| Autor: | Mariusz Furmanek, Igor Pańkowski, Błażej Nowak, Wojciech Rogowski, Katarzyna Życińska, Artur Zaczyński, Agnieszka Szarowska, Piotr Szymański, Robert J. Gil, Zbigniew Król, Jacek Tatur, Waldemar Wierzba |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Mortality rate Outbreak Retrospective cohort study 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology medicine.disease Single Center Intensive care unit law.invention 03 medical and health sciences Pneumonia 0302 clinical medicine law 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Radiological weapon Pandemic Internal Medicine medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Polish Archives of Internal Medicine. |
| ISSN: | 1897-9483 |
| DOI: | 10.20452/pamw.15361 |
| Popis: | INTRODUCTION: Since the first reported case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID19) in Poland, the worldwide pandemic has spread throughout the country, leading to many hospital admissions. There has been an urgent need to determine clinical characteristics of Polish patients with laboratoryconfirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV 2) infection in the clinical setting. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this retrospective study was to outline characteristics and short term outcomes of SARSCoV2-positive patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We retrospectively assessed 169 consecutive patients with laboratory confirmed COVID 19 with regard to their clinical manifestations, radiological findings, treatment, complications, and outcomes. RESULTS: Of the 169 patients, more than half was aged 65 years or older (88; 52.1%), 51.5% were male, and 78.3% had comorbidities. The majority of patients (106; 62.7%) were transferred from outbreak locations in medical facilities. The most common symptoms on admission were fever (42%), shortness of breath (35%), and fatigue (33%). Twenty seven (15.4%) patients required intensive care unit admission. Overall mortality was 26.3% (n = 46) and was significantly higher in patients transferred from other facilities (38 out of 106; 35.8%), than in patients admitted directly to the hospital (8 out of 63; 12.69%; P |
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