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Cureus
. 2022 May 30;14(5):e25506.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.25506. eCollection 2022 May.
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in Elderly Patients With COVID-19: A Single-Centre Retrospective Study
Kartik Mittal[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Minakshi Dhar[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Monika Pathania[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Vartika Saxena[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Background: Even with the wide base of knowledge that has been accumulated regarding coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), only limited studies have tried to establish differences in outcomes of elderly patients hospitalized with COVID-19. We, thus, conducted a retrospective study on a large cohort of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 to improve the understanding of such differences and add to the evidence available regarding this age group. Methods: This is a single-centre retrospective study conducted at a tertiary level hospital in the state of Uttarakhand in North India to determine clinical characteristics and outcomes in elderly patients (≥ 60 years) hospitalized with COVID-19 between May 1, 2020, and May 31, 2021. Our study included a retrospective follow-up at six months to also determine rehospitalizations and post-discharge mortality.
Results: There was a statistically significant difference (p<0.05) in in-hospital mortality, various in-hospital complications, duration of stay, number of rehospitalizations at six months, and post-discharge mortality up to six months in the elderly age group hospitalized with COVID-19.
Conclusions: This retrospective study demonstrates that the clinical characteristics and outcomes in hospitalized elderly with COVID-19 differ significantly from the younger adult population and demonstrates a need for greater hospital resource utilization in this age group. These results will help policymakers be better prepared for future pandemics.
Keywords: covid 19; covid-19 impact; covid-19 india; critically ill elderly patients; elderly covid-19 patients; hypertension and covid-19; outcomes in hospitalized covid-19 patients.
. 2022 May 30;14(5):e25506.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.25506. eCollection 2022 May.
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in Elderly Patients With COVID-19: A Single-Centre Retrospective Study
Kartik Mittal[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Minakshi Dhar[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Monika Pathania[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Vartika Saxena[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35800824
- PMCID: PMC9246440
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.25506
Abstract
Background: Even with the wide base of knowledge that has been accumulated regarding coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), only limited studies have tried to establish differences in outcomes of elderly patients hospitalized with COVID-19. We, thus, conducted a retrospective study on a large cohort of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 to improve the understanding of such differences and add to the evidence available regarding this age group. Methods: This is a single-centre retrospective study conducted at a tertiary level hospital in the state of Uttarakhand in North India to determine clinical characteristics and outcomes in elderly patients (≥ 60 years) hospitalized with COVID-19 between May 1, 2020, and May 31, 2021. Our study included a retrospective follow-up at six months to also determine rehospitalizations and post-discharge mortality.
Results: There was a statistically significant difference (p<0.05) in in-hospital mortality, various in-hospital complications, duration of stay, number of rehospitalizations at six months, and post-discharge mortality up to six months in the elderly age group hospitalized with COVID-19.
Conclusions: This retrospective study demonstrates that the clinical characteristics and outcomes in hospitalized elderly with COVID-19 differ significantly from the younger adult population and demonstrates a need for greater hospital resource utilization in this age group. These results will help policymakers be better prepared for future pandemics.
Keywords: covid 19; covid-19 impact; covid-19 india; critically ill elderly patients; elderly covid-19 patients; hypertension and covid-19; outcomes in hospitalized covid-19 patients.