Short term outcome and risk factors for mortality in adults with critical severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) / 华中科技大学学报(医学)(英德文版)
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences)
;
(6): 514-517, 2004.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-336994
ABSTRACT
The independent risk factors to predict mortality of critical severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) were investigated. One hundred and two patients diagnosed with critical SARS were admitted to hospitals of Shanxi Province, from March 7, 2003 to June 4, 2003. The patients were prospectively studied after admission to access their short term outcomes and the risk factors associated with adverse outcomes, defined as death. All the demographic and clinical characteristics were studied and univariate and multivariate Logistic regression were employed to access the risk factors. The results showed that of the 102 cases, 23 patients died, with a crude mortality rate of 22.5%. Multivariate Logistic regression revealed that age above 50 [odds ratio (OR) 1.10, 95% confidence internal (CI) 1.03 to 1.16, P=0.004], lymphopenia at early stage (OR 14.62, 95% CI 1.78 to 11.97, P=0.01) were independently associated with mortality. On the other side, psychotherapy (OR 0.01, 95 % CI 0.00 to 0.06, P<0.001) was independently associated with aliveness. It was concluded that critical SARS is a new disease entity that carries significant mortality and morbidity. Specific clinical and laboratory parameters predicting unfavorable and favorable outcomes have been identified.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Psychotherapy
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Therapeutics
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Logistic Models
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China
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Epidemiology
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Risk Factors
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Mortality
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Treatment Outcome
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences)
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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