Mortality-related risk factors for hospitalized patients with COVID-19
September 30, 2021|Covid ICYMI
Key clinical point: A meta-analysis has identified 10 key risk factors for mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.
Major finding: The significant mortality-related risk factors in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 included older age, male sex, smoking, obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute kidney injury, and elevated D-dimer levels.
Study details: The data come from a meta-analysis of 42 studies involving 423,117 patients with COVID-19.
,Disclosures: The study did not receive any funding. The authors declared no conflict of interests.
Source: Dessie ZG et al. BMC Infect Dis. 2021 Aug 21. doi: 10.1186/s12879-021-06536-3.