Mortality by COVID-19 Before Vaccination - One Year Experience of Hospitalized Patients in Madrid.
Int J Infect Dis
; 116: 339-343, 2022 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1683188
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The aim of the study was to analyze the mortality and characteristics of deceased patients with COVID-19 during the first year of the pandemic.METHODS:
All admissions owing to COVID-19 at a tertiary hospital in Madrid were analyzed. Three waves were considered March 2020 to June 2020, July 2020 to November 2020, and December 2020 to April 2021.RESULTS:
A total of 3,676 patients were identified. Among inpatients, no differences regarding age, sex, length of admission, or mortality were found between the 3 waves (p >0.05). The overall mortality rate was 12.9%. Among deceased patients, the median age was 82 years and the median Charlson Comorbidity Index was 6. Considering the main predictors for mortality by COVID-19 (age, sex, and concomitant comorbidities), only patients with previous lung disease were more prevalent in the third period (p <0.01). Finally, higher intensive care unit admission rates, a lower rate of patients coming from nursing homes, and a lower rate of patients with dementia were noted in the third period (p <0.05) among deceased patients.CONCLUSION:
One year after the onset of the pandemic, the mortality rate of hospitalized patients and the profile of non-survivors have not changed significantly. In the absence of vaccine benefits, advanced age and multiple pathologies are uniform characteristics of non-survivors.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
/
Prognostic study
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Int J Infect Dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS