The impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the demographic, clinical and social profiles of patients admitted to the Pneumology Department for a COPD exacerbation.
Alberto Fernández VillarRafael GolpeAlmudena González MontaosSara Fernández GarcíaLuis Pazos AreaAna Priegue CarreraAlberto Ruano RaviñaCristina Represas RepresasPublished in: PloS one (2023)
In the first few months of the pandemic, the clinical profile of patients hospitalised for an AECOPD differed from that both prior to this period and during the latter months of the pandemic, with minimal changes at the social level. Although the mortality rate were similar, unscheduled hospital visits increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- coronavirus disease
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- healthcare
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- mental health
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- intensive care unit
- emergency department
- lung function
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported outcomes
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- electronic health record