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Clinical Course and Risk Factors of Disease Deterioration in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19
Authors
Weidong Qin, Wen‐Wu Bai, Keyin Liu, Ya Liu, …
Author Affiliations
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qilu University of Technology, Wuhan University, ...
Published InHuman Gene Therapy
Year2021
Citations29
Abstract
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) began in December 2019 and rapidly spread to other provinces in China as well as other countries. In this study, 262 patients diagnosed with moderate to severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in Wuhan, China, were analyzed. Data were compared between survivors and nonsurvivors. Of all the 262 patients, 23 (8.8%) patients died and 239 (91.2%) were discharged. The median age was 63.5 years and 46.9% of patients were male. The main complaints were fever (83.6%), cough (63.4%), and fatigue (49.2%) in the surviving group, while there were more complaints of dyspnea (39.1%) and shortness of breath (56.5%) in the nonsurviving group. The main comorbidities were hypertension (35.5%), diabetes mellitus (16.4%), and coronary artery disease…
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