Preexisting respiratory diseases and clinical outcomes in COVID-19: a multihospital cohort study on predominantly African American population

Preexisting respiratory diseases and clinical outcomes in COVID-19: a multihospital cohort study on predominantly African American population

Abstract Background Comorbidities play a key role in severe disease outcomes in COVID-19 patients. However, the literature on preexisting respiratory diseases and COVID-19, accounting for other possible confounders, is limited. The primary objective of this study was to determine the association bet...

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Main Authors: Prateek Lohia, Kalyan Sreeram, Paul Nguyen, Anita Choudhary, Suman Khicher, Hossein Yarandi, Shweta Kapur, M. Safwan Badr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
COVID-19
Mechanical ventilation
Intensive care
Smoking
tobacco
Mortality
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-021-01647-6

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