Death among patients hospitalized with symptomatic COVID-19: Implications for high-risk patients.

Mihaela S StefanAhmed EltanbedawiNeil C DevoeSabiha KhanYa ZhouTaroob LatefAnthony EspositoAnum FatimaAlexander B KneeTara C Lagu

Published in: Journal of hospital medicine (2022)

For slightly less than half (40%) of patients who died of complications of COVID-19, death was an unexpected event. Among the 60% of patients for whom death was not a surprise, our findings identify opportunities to improve end-of-life discussions and implement shared decision-making in high-risk patients early on or prior to hospitalization.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
coronavirus disease
sars cov
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes