Association Between Hypoxemia and Mortality in Patients With COVID-19.
Mayo Clin Proc
; 95(6): 1138-1147, 2020 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-46197
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To identify markers associated with in-hospital death in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated pneumonia. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
A retrospective cohort study was conducted of 140 patients with moderate to critical COVID-19-associated pneumonia requiring oxygen supplementation admitted to the hospital from January 28, 2020, through February 28, 2020, and followed up through March 13, 2020, in Union Hospital, Wuhan, China. Oxygen saturation (SpO2) and other measures were tested as predictors of in-hospital mortality in survival analysis.RESULTS:
Of 140 patients with COVID-19-associated pneumonia, 72 (51.4%) were men, with a median age of 60 years. Patients with SpO2 values of 90% or less were older and were more likely to be men, to have hypertension, and to present with dyspnea than those with SpO2 values greater than 90%. Overall, 36 patients (25.7%) died during hospitalization after median 14-day follow-up. Higher SpO2 levels after oxygen supplementation were associated with reduced mortality independently of age and sex (hazard ratio per 1-U SpO2, 0.93; 95% CI, 0.91 to 0.95; P<.001). The SpO2 cutoff value of 90.5% yielded 84.6% sensitivity and 97.2% specificity for prediction of survival. Dyspnea was also independently associated with death in multivariable analysis (hazard ratio, 2.60; 95% CI, 1.24 to 5.43; P=.01).CONCLUSION:
In this cohort of patients with COVID-19, hypoxemia was independently associated with in-hospital mortality. These results may help guide the clinical management of patients with severe COVID-19, particularly in settings requiring strategic allocation of limited critical care resources. TRIAL REGISTRATION Chictr.org.cn Identifier ChiCTR2000030852.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
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Betacoronavirus
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Hypoxia
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Mayo Clin Proc
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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