Predictors of COVID-19 related death in elderly patients hospitalized due to COVID-19 infection: a cross-sectional study in the west of Iran.

Shirin Sharifi Saeid Bashirian Ali Reza Soltanian Salman Khazaei

Published in: Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health (2023)

The rate of COVID-19 related death in the hospitalized elderly patients is remarkable. The death rate increased among male patients, age older than 75 years, hospitalization in the ICU, increased ESR and HDR levels, and decreased albumin and hemoglobin.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
physical activity
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
community dwelling
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
patient reported