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| TextSentencer_T1 |
0-111 |
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 in elderly patients: characteristics and prognostic factors based on 4-week follow-up. |
| TextSentencer_T2 |
112-122 |
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OBJECTIVE: |
| TextSentencer_T3 |
123-219 |
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To investigate the characteristics and prognostic factors in the elderly patients with COVID-19. |
| TextSentencer_T4 |
220-228 |
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METHODS: |
| TextSentencer_T5 |
229-358 |
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Consecutive cases over 60 years old with COVID-19 in Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University from Jan 1 to Feb 6, 2020 were included. |
| TextSentencer_T6 |
359-417 |
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The primary outcomes were death and survival till March 5. |
| TextSentencer_T7 |
418-560 |
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Data of demographics, clinical features, comorbidities, laboratory tests and complications were collected and compared for different outcomes. |
| TextSentencer_T8 |
561-613 |
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Cox regression was performed for prognostic factors. |
| TextSentencer_T9 |
614-622 |
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RESULTS: |
| TextSentencer_T10 |
623-782 |
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339 patients with COVID-19 (aged 71±8 years,173 females (51%)) were enrolled, including 80 (23.6%) critical, 159 severe (46.9%) and 100 moderate (29.5%) cases. |
| TextSentencer_T11 |
783-883 |
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Common comorbidities were hypertension (40.8%), diabetes (16.0%) and cardiovascular disease (15.7%). |
| TextSentencer_T12 |
884-975 |
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Common symptoms included fever (92.0%), cough (53.0%), dyspnea (40.8%) and fatigue (39.9%). |
| TextSentencer_T13 |
976-1032 |
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Lymphocytopenia was a common laboratory finding (63.2%). |
| TextSentencer_T14 |
1033-1175 |
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Common complications included bacterial infection (42.8%), liver enzyme abnormalities (28.7%) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (21.0%). |
| TextSentencer_T15 |
1176-1296 |
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Till Mar 5, 2020, 91 cases were discharged (26.8%), 183 cases stayed in hospital (54.0%) and 65 cases (19.2%) were dead. |
| TextSentencer_T16 |
1297-1407 |
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Shorter length of stay was found for the dead compared with the survivors (5 (3-8) vs. 28 (26-29), P < 0.001). |
| TextSentencer_T17 |
1408-1676 |
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Symptoms of dyspnea (HR 2.35, P = 0.001), comorbidities including cardiovascular disease (HR 1.86, P = 0.031) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (HR 2.24, P = 0.023), and acute respiratory distress syndrome (HR 29.33, P < 0.001) were strong predictors of death. |
| TextSentencer_T18 |
1677-1765 |
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And a high level of lymphocytes was predictive of better outcome (OR = 0.10, P < 0.001). |
| TextSentencer_T19 |
1766-1778 |
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CONCLUSIONS: |
| TextSentencer_T20 |
1779-1893 |
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High proportion of severe to critical cases and high fatality rate were observed in the elderly COVID-19 patients. |
| TextSentencer_T21 |
1894-1993 |
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Rapid disease progress was noted in the dead with a median survival time of 5 days after admission. |
| TextSentencer_T22 |
1994-2182 |
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Dyspnea, lymphocytopenia, comorbidities including cardiovascular disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and acute respiratory distress syndrome were predictive of poor outcome. |
| TextSentencer_T23 |
2183-2279 |
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Close monitoring and timely treatment should be performed for the elderly patients at high risk. |
