Clinical characteristics and factors associated with COVID-19-related mortality and hospital admission during the first two epidemic waves in 5 rural provinces in Indonesia: A retrospective cohort study.
Henry SurendraC Yekti PraptiningsihArina M ErsantiMariati RahmatWidia NoviyantiJoshua A D HarmaniErni N A MansurYana Y SulemanSitti SudraniRosalina RosalinaIsmen MukhtarDian RosadiLukman FauziIqbal R F ElyazarWilliam A HawleyHariadi WibisonoPublished in: PloS one (2023)
The risk of COVID-19-related mortality and hospitalisation was associated with higher age, pre-existing chronic comorbidities, and clinical pneumonia. The findings highlight the need for prioritising enhanced context-specific public health action to reduce mortality and hospitalisation risk among older and comorbid rural populations.
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- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
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- mechanical ventilation