Factors affecting mortality in geriatric patients hospitalized with COVID-19

Rabia Bağ Soytaş Murat Esmer Pınar Arman Veysel Suzan Tugce Emiroglu Gedik Gunay Can Bora Korkmazer Ridvan Karaali Şermin Börekci Mert Ahmet Kuskucu Hakan Yavuzer Deniz Suna Erdinçler Alper Doventas

Published in: Turkish journal of medical sciences (2021)

The presence of malignancy; symptoms of dyspnea; high NLR; highest CRP, LDH, and creatinine levels; and low SpO2 on admission predicted mortality. On the other hand, azithromycin use was found to be protective against mortality. Knowing the causes predicting mortality will be important to treat future cases more successfully.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
end stage renal disease
risk factors
emergency department
chronic kidney disease
coronavirus disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
cardiovascular disease
prognostic factors
type diabetes
physical activity
patient reported outcomes