A retrospective cohort study of risk factors and outcomes in older patients admitted to an inner-city geriatric unit in London during first peak of COVID-19 pandemic.
Carmela ManieroDevan PatelAsha PavithranPrasheena NaranFu Liang NgJohn ProwleDhanupriya SivapathasuntharamPublished in: Irish journal of medical science (2021)
We have described a cohort of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection in the first UK peak of the global pandemic. We found that these patients had significant frailty with multiple comorbidities. There was a high mortality and increased dependency and greater social care need in survivors.
Keyphrases
- risk factors
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- sars cov
- coronavirus disease
- physical activity
- mental health
- young adults
- cardiovascular events
- quality improvement
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- patient reported outcomes
- insulin resistance
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- skeletal muscle
- glycemic control
- affordable care act