Clinical characteristics and prognostic factors in COVID-19 patients aged ≥80 years.
Marcello CovinoGiuseppe De MatteisMichele SantoroLuca SabiaBenedetta SimeoniMarcello CandelliVeronica OjettiFrancesco FranceschiPublished in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2020)
The present data suggest that risk of death could be not age dependent in patients aged ≥80 years, whereas severe dementia emerged is a relevant risk factor in this population. Severe COVID-19, as expressed by elevated lactate dehydrogenase and low oxygen saturation at emergency department admission, is associated with a rapid progression to death in these patients. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2020; ••: ••-••.