Outcomes for emergency department patients with suspected and confirmed COVID-19: An analysis of the Australian experience in 2020 (COVED-5).
Gerard Michael O'ReillyRobert D MitchellBiswadev MitraHamed AkhlaghiViet TranJeremy S FurykPaul BuntineAnselm Y WongVinay GangathimmaiahJonathan C KnottAllison MooreJung Ro AhnQuillan ChanAndrew WangHan GohAshley LoughmanNicole LowryLiam HackettMuhuntha Sri-GaneshanNicole ChapmanMaximilian RaosMichael P NoonanDe Villiers SmitPeter A Cameronnull nullPublished in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2021)
ED patients who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 had higher odds of mechanical ventilation and death in hospital. The strongest predictors of death were age, a higher triage category, obesity and receiving immunosuppressive treatment.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- sars cov
- mechanical ventilation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- intensive care unit
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- coronavirus disease
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- adverse drug
- healthcare
- respiratory failure
- weight loss
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- smoking cessation