Risk factors for mortality in patients over 70 years old with COVID-19 in Wuhan at the early break: retrospective case series

Risk factors for mortality in patients over 70 years old with COVID-19 in Wuhan at the early break: retrospective case series

Abstract Background Elderly patients with COVID-19 were shown to have a high case-fatality rate. We aimed to explore the risk factors associated with death in patients over 70 years old (yr). Methods In this retrospective study, we enrolled consecutively hospitalized patients over 70 yr with COVID-1...

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Main Authors: Xu Zhu, Wenzheng Yuan, Junwei Shao, Kesheng Huang, Qingbo Wang, Shuang Yao, Wei Lu, Li Liu, Tao Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
COVID-19
Risk factor
Outcome
Clinical characteristics
Fatality rate
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06450-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06450-8

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