Clinical characteristics of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Spain : Results from the SEMI-COVID-19 Registry

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BACKGROUND: Spain has been one of the countries most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

OBJECTIVE: To create a registry of patients with COVID-19 hospitalized in Spain, in order to improve our knowledge of the clinical, diagnostic, therapeutic, and prognostic aspects of this disease.

METHODS: A multicentre retrospective cohort study, including consecutive patients hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 throughout Spain. Epidemiological and clinical data, additional tests at admission and at seven days, treatments administered, and progress at 30 days of hospitalization were collected from electronic medical records.

RESULTS: Up to June 30th 2020, 15,111 patients from 150 hospitals were included. Their median age was 69.4 years (range: 18-102 years) and 57.2% were male. Prevalences of hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes mellitus were 50.9%, 39.7%, and 19.4%, respectively. The most frequent symptoms were fever (84.2%) and cough (73.5%). High values of ferritin (73.5%), lactate dehydrogenase (73.9%), and D-dimer (63.8%), as well as lymphopenia (52.8%), were frequent. The most used antiviral drugs were hydroxychloroquine (85.6%) and lopinavir/ritonavir (61.4%); 33.1% developed respiratory distress. Overall mortality rate was 21.0%, with a marked increase with age (50-59 years: 4.7%, 60-69 years: 10.5%, 70-79 years: 26.9%, ≥ 80 years: 46.0%).

CONCLUSIONS: The SEMI-COVID-19 Network provides data on the clinical characteristics of patients with COVID-19 hospitalized in Spain. Patients with COVID-19 hospitalized in Spain are mostly severe cases, as one in three patients developed respiratory distress and one in five patients died. These findings confirm a close relationship between advanced age and mortality.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: Rev Clin Esp (Barc). 2021 May;221(5):311-312. - PMID 33998521

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:220

Enthalten in:

Revista clinica espanola - 220(2020), 8 vom: 17. Nov., Seite 480-494

Sprache:

Spanisch

Weiterer Titel:

Características clínicas de los pacientes hospitalizados con COVID-19 en España: resultados del Registro SEMI-COVID-19

Beteiligte Personen:

Casas-Rojo, J M [VerfasserIn]
Antón-Santos, J M [VerfasserIn]
Millán-Núñez-Cortés, J [VerfasserIn]
Lumbreras-Bermejo, C [VerfasserIn]
Ramos-Rincón, J M [VerfasserIn]
Roy-Vallejo, E [VerfasserIn]
Artero-Mora, A [VerfasserIn]
Arnalich-Fernández, F [VerfasserIn]
García-Bruñén, J M [VerfasserIn]
Vargas-Núñez, J A [VerfasserIn]
Freire-Castro, S J [VerfasserIn]
Manzano-Espinosa, L [VerfasserIn]
Perales-Fraile, I [VerfasserIn]
Crestelo-Viéitez, A [VerfasserIn]
Puchades-Gimeno, F [VerfasserIn]
Rodilla-Sala, E [VerfasserIn]
Solís-Marquínez, M N [VerfasserIn]
Bonet-Tur, D [VerfasserIn]
Fidalgo-Moreno, M P [VerfasserIn]
Fonseca-Aizpuru, E M [VerfasserIn]
Carrasco-Sánchez, F J [VerfasserIn]
Rabadán-Pejenaute, E [VerfasserIn]
Rubio-Rivas, M [VerfasserIn]
Torres-Peña, J D [VerfasserIn]
Gómez-Huelgas, R [VerfasserIn]
en nombre del Grupo SEMI-COVID-19 Network [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2019-nCoV
COVID-19
Coronavirus
English Abstract
Journal Article
SARS-CoV-2
Spain

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Date Revised 23.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Rev Clin Esp (Barc). 2021 May;221(5):311-312. - PMID 33998521

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.rce.2020.07.003

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM325458618