COVID-19 mortality and its predictors in the elderly: A systematic review.
Omid DadrasSeyed Ahmad Seyed AlinaghiAmirali KarimiAhmadreza ShamsabadiKowsar QaderiMaryam RamezaniSeyed Peyman MirghaderiSara MahdiabadiFarzin VahediSolmaz SaeidiAlireza ShojaeiMohammad MehrtakShiva A AzarSeyed Ahmad Seyed AlinaghiFabrício A VoltarelliPublished in: Health science reports (2022)
Overall, a critical consideration is necessary for the care and management of COVID-19 in the aged population considering the drastic contrasts in manifestation and prognosis compared to other age groups. Mortality from COVID-19 is independently associated with the patient's age. Elderly patients with COVID-19 are more vulnerable to poor outcomes. Thus, strict preventive measures, timely diagnosis, and aggressive therapeutic/nontherapeutic care are of great importance to reduce acute respiratory distress syndrome and severe complications in older people.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- sars cov
- healthcare
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- palliative care
- cardiovascular events
- risk factors
- mechanical ventilation
- quality improvement
- middle aged
- community dwelling
- case report
- cardiovascular disease
- adipose tissue
- coronary artery disease
- affordable care act
- skeletal muscle
- weight loss