Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Severe and Critical COVID-19 in Wuhan: A Single-Center, Retrospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This retrospective, single-center study was performed to systemically describe the characteristics and outcomes of patients with severe and critical coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Wuhan, analyze the risk factors, and propose suggestions for clinical diagnosis and treatment to guide the subsequent clinical practice.

Methods

A total of 753 consecutive patients with COVID-19 admitted to the West Campus of Wuhan Union Hospital from January 22, 2020 to May 7, 2020 were enrolled in this study. Demographic, clinical, laboratory, and outcome data were extracted from the electronic medical records of Wuhan Union Hospital and were exhaustively analyzed using R (version 3.6.1).

Results

A total of 493 severe and 228 critical cases out of 753 COVID-19 cases we

SUBMITTER: Chen Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7821176 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature