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ArticleCureus2024

Variables Associated With In-Hospital Lethality in COVID-19: A Prospective Cohort Study From Colombia.

Alvaro J Lora Mantilla, Catalina Cáceres Ramírez, Andrea K Riaño Duarte, Maria C Amaya Muñoz, Maria C Ayala-Gutierrez, Silvia J Villabona, Julian C Cala Duran, Paul Anthony Camacho López, Edgar D Gomez Laitton

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Alvaro J Lora MantillaResearch, Development, and Technological Innovation Department, Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander, Floridablanca, COL.
Catalina Cáceres RamírezResearch, Development, and Technological Innovation Department, Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander, Floridablanca, COL.
Andrea K Riaño DuarteResearch, Development, and Technological Innovation Department, Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander, Floridablanca, COL.
Maria C Amaya MuñozResearch, Development, and Technological Innovation Department, Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander, Floridablanca, COL.
Maria C Ayala-GutierrezResearch, Development, and Technological Innovation Department, Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander, Floridablanca, COL.
Silvia J VillabonaResearch, Development, and Technological Innovation Department, Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander, Floridablanca, COL.
Julian C Cala DuranResearch, Development, and Technological Innovation Department, Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander, Floridablanca, COL.
Paul Anthony Camacho LópezResearch, Development, and Technological Innovation Department, Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander, Floridablanca, COL.
Edgar D Gomez LaittonResearch, Development, and Technological Innovation Department, Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander, Floridablanca, COL.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe emergence of COVID-19 represents the most significant health crisis in recent history. Incidence and mortality rates depend on several factors. Many studies have focused on investigating which characteristics could be strongly related to higher mortality and lethality.

objectiveThis study aims to analyze the variables associated with in-hospital mortality among patients admitted in a reference northeastern region of a Colombian institution.

methodsAn ambidirectional cohort, single-center study was carried out in a reference hospital in northeastern Colombia. All patients admitted to the Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander (FOSCAL) between March 2020 and September 2021, with COVID-19 real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positive test, were included.

resultsA total of 3,028 patients were included, of whom 2,034 (67.8%) survived and 994 (32.8%) died during their hospital stay; 48.8% (1,479) of the patients were female. The most common comorbidities were hypertension (1,236 patients, 40.8%), obesity (body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30; 656 patients, 21.6%), and diabetes (618 patients, 20.4%). The average age of the surviving patients was 52.2 years, while for the deceased patients, it was 70.3 years. The variables that showed significant association with in-hospital mortality were as follows: male sex ≥ 45 years, dyspnea, oxygen saturation (SatO2) < 85%, hypertension, chronic kidney disease (CKD), and a Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) score of >1.

conclusionsMale sex, age ≥ 45 years, dyspnea, SatO2 < 85%, hypertension, CKD, and a CCI score of >1 were associated with a higher risk of in-hospital mortality in COVID-19-infected patients.

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