Age-related differences in symptoms in older emergency department patients with COVID-19: Prevalence and outcomes in a multicenter cohort.
Elizabeth M GoldbergLauren T SoutherlandAndrew C MeltzerJustine PagenhardtRyan HoopesCarlos A CamargoJeffrey A KlinePublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2022)
Older patients with COVID-19 are more likely to have presentations without the most common symptoms. However, alternate presentations of COVID-19 in older ED patients are not associated with greater odds of mechanical ventilation and/or death. Our data highlights the importance of a liberal COVID-19 testing strategy among older ED patients to facilitate accurate diagnoses and timely treatment and prophylaxis.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- mechanical ventilation
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- physical activity
- prognostic factors
- intensive care unit
- type diabetes
- middle aged
- community dwelling
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- clinical trial
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- electronic health record
- deep learning
- artificial intelligence
- insulin resistance
- glycemic control
- smoking cessation