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Trial reportPloS one2021

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection in a Latin American country: Results from the ECCOVID multicenter prospective study.

Ezequiel Cordova, Analia Mykietiuk, Omar Sued, Lautaro De Vedia, Natalia Pacifico, Matias H Garcia Hernandez, Natalia M Baeza, Franco Garibaldi, Maria Fernanda Alzogaray, Rosa Contreras and 16 more

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Trial report in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors.

Ezequiel CordovaHospital Cosme Argerich, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (CABA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0002-9751-5208
Analia MykietiukInstituto Medico Platense-La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Omar SuedFundación Huésped-CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Lautaro De VediaHospital F.J. Muñiz-CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Natalia PacificoHospital F.J. Muñiz-CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Matias H Garcia HernandezCentro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas (CEMIC)-CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Natalia M BaezaCentro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas (CEMIC)-CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Franco GaribaldiHospital Cosme Argerich, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (CABA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Maria Fernanda AlzogarayInstituto Medico Platense-La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Rosa ContrerasHospital Dr. Marcial V. Quiroga-San Juan, San Juan, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Lucrecia Soler PuyHospital Julio C. Perrando-Resistencia, Chaco, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Pablo G ScapellatoHospital Santojanni-CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Laura BarcelonaHospital Prof. Dr. Bernardo A. Houssay-Vicente Lopez, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Mariana L GolikowHospital Nacional Posadas-El Palomar, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Maria Florencia PiñeiroHospital Fernandez-CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Hugo J MiñoHospital Iturraspe-Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina.
Maria Fernanda ConsalvoHospital Penna-CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Corina NemirovskyHospital Italiano-CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Marisa SanchezHospital Italiano-CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Myrna CabralHospital Central-Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina.
Lucia Lamponi TappataHospital Leonidas Lucero-Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Mariano BlascoSanatorio Agote-CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0002-5956-0286
Jamile BallivianHelios Salud-CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Gustavo LopardoHospital Prof. Dr. Bernardo A. Houssay-Vicente Lopez, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Martin E StryjewskiCentro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas (CEMIC)-CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
ECCOVID study group

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundClinical features and outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infections diverge in different countries. The aim of this study was to describe clinical characteristics and outcomes in a cohort of patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 in Argentina.

methodsMulticenter prospective cohort study of ≥18 years-old patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection consecutively admitted to 19 hospitals in Argentina. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to identify variables associated with 30-day mortality and admission to intensive care unit (ICU).

resultsA total of 809 patients were analyzed. Median age was 53 years, 56% were males and 71% had at least one comorbidity. The most common comorbidities were hypertension (32%), obesity (23%) and diabetes (17%). Disease severity at admission was classified as mild 25%, moderate 51%, severe 17%, and critical 7%. Almost half of patients (49%) required supplemental oxygen, 18% ICU, and 12% invasive ventilation. Overall, 30-day mortality was 11%. Factors independently associated with ICU admission were male gender (OR 1.81; 95%CI 1.16-2.81), hypertension (OR 3.21; 95%CI 2.08-4.95), obesity (OR 2.38; 95%CI 1.51-3.7), oxygen saturation ≤93% (OR 6.45; 95%CI 4.20-9.92) and lymphopenia (OR 3.21; 95%CI 2.08-4.95). Factors independently associated with 30-day mortality included age ≥60 years-old (OR 2.68; 95% CI 1.63-4.43), oxygen saturation ≤93% (OR 3.19; 95%CI 1.97-5.16) and lymphopenia (OR 2.65; 95%CI 1.64-4.27).

conclusionsThis cohort validates crucial clinical data on patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 in Argentina.

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COVID-19HospitalizationHospital MortalitySARS-CoV-2AdultAgedAge FactorsArgentinaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSex Factors

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