Performance status: A key factor in predicting mortality in the first wave of COVID-19 in South-East Scotland.
J R Coll Physicians Edinb
; 52(3): 204-212, 2022 09.
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| ID: mdl-36369813
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
COVID-19 mortality risk factors have been established in large cohort studies; long-term mortality outcomes are less documented.METHODS:
We performed multivariable logistic regression to identify factors associated with in-patient mortality and intensive care unit (ICU) admission in symptomatic COVID-19 patients admitted to hospitals in South-East Scotland from 1st March to 30th June 2020. One-year mortality was reviewed.RESULTS:
Of 726 patients (median age 72; interquartile range 58-83 years, 55% male), 104 (14%) required ICU admission and 199 (27%) died in hospital. A further 64 died between discharge and 30th June 2021 (36% overall 1-year mortality). Stepwise logistic regression identified age >79 (odds ratio (OR), 4.77 (95% confidence interval (CI), 1.96-12.75)), male sex (OR, 1.83 (95% CI, 1.21-2.80)) and higher European Cooperative Oncology Group/World Health Organization performance status as associated with higher mortality risk.DISCUSSION:
Poor functional baseline was the predominant independent risk factor for mortality in COVID-19. More than one-third of individuals had died by 1 year following admission.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Contexto em Saúde:
2_ODS3
Problema de saúde:
2_cobertura_universal
Assunto principal:
COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J R Coll Physicians Edinb
Assunto da revista:
EDUCACAO
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HISTORIA DA MEDICINA
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MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido