Pre-admission ambient air pollution and blood soot particles predict hospitalisation outcomes in COVID-19 patients.

Stijn VosElien De WaelePieter GoeminneEsmée M BijnensEva BongaertsDries S MartensRobert MalinaMarcel AmelootKarolien DamsAnnick De WeerdtGeert DewyspelaereRita JacobsGeert MistiaenPhilippe JorensTim S Nawrot

Published in: The European respiratory journal (2023)

In hospitalised COVID-19 patients, higher pre-admission ambient air pollution and blood black carbon levels predicted adverse outcomes. Our findings imply that air pollution exposure influences on COVID-19 severity and therefor the burden on medical care systems during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keyphrases

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