Complications and mortality among patients hospitalised with COVID-19

BACKGROUND: The course of disease, complications and hospital mortality among patients with COVID-19 admitted to Norwegian hospitals has not been widely described. The purpose of this study was to survey patients with COVID-19 admitted to a local hospital.

MATERIAL AND METHOD: The data were retrieved from a prospective observational study of all patients admitted with COVID-19 to Bærum Hospital since the start of the coronavirus outbreak.

RESULTS: A total of 73 patients with COVID-19 admitted in the period 9 March 2020-7 May 2020 were included. The mean age was 67.9 years, and 43 patients (59 %) were men. The average number of days hospitalised was 10.1. Altogether 19 patients (26 %) had a very severe course of disease, and 14 (19 %) died during their stay in hospital. The mean age among the patients who died was 79.5 years. A total of 49 patients (67 %) had hypoxaemia and required oxygen therapy for an average of 10.1 days. Of these, 9 patients were given invasive respiratory support for a median 18 days. Symptoms of delirium occurred in 26 patients (36 %) and was the most frequent non-respiratory complication.

INTERPRETATION: The majority of the patients hospitalised with COVID-19 needed prolonged oxygen therapy, and there was a high incidence of severe complications.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:140

Enthalten in:

Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke - 140(2020), 11 vom: 18. Aug.

Sprache:

Norwegisch

Weiterer Titel:

Komplikasjoner og dødelighet blant pasienter innlagt med covid-19

Beteiligte Personen:

Ihle-Hansen, Håkon [VerfasserIn]
Berge, Trygve [VerfasserIn]
Ernø, Per Erik [VerfasserIn]
Rønning, Else Johanne [VerfasserIn]
Svendsen, Jan [VerfasserIn]
Wien, Tale Norbye [VerfasserIn]
Tveita, Anders [VerfasserIn]
Andersen, Elizabeth Lyster [VerfasserIn]
Thallinger, Monica [VerfasserIn]
Tveit, Arnljot [VerfasserIn]
Myrstad, Marius [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Observational Study

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Date Completed 31.08.2020

Date Revised 03.03.2021

published: Electronic-Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.4045/tidsskr.20.0432

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313892326