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Respir Investig
. 2021 Jan 1;S2212-5345(20)30185-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.resinv.2020.11.008. Online ahead of print.
Characteristics of COVID-19 patients admitted into two hospitals in sapporo, Japan: Analyses and insights from two outbreak waves
Takeshi Hattori[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Atsushi Saito[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Hirofumi Chiba[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Koji Kuronuma[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Masaru Amishima[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Daisuke Morinaga[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Yasuo Shichinohe[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Yasuyuki Nasuhara[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Satoshi Konno[SUP] 7 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) emerged in January 2020 in Sapporo city, and the outbreak has shown two peaks.
Methods: A total of 260 COVID-19 patients were enrolled and categorized into three groups according to the pandemic pattern, jobs and situation, and disease severity. We compared clinical characteristics according to these categories.
Results: We found two pandemic peaks, and the proportion of patients and health providers who were infected in other hospitals had increased in the latter two periods (period 2: 49.6%, period 3: 32.7%). Particularly, the proportion of infected health providers was 27% in period 2, and they tended to be younger females with a mild condition. Severity of the disease (requirement of oxygen and/or mechanical ventilation) was associated with advanced age, and all the patients who died during admission were over 60 years old.
Conclusions: We reported the temporal dynamics and characteristics of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sapporo city, Japan. This survey from the viewpoint of the hospital provides a new insight into and a better guide for the further management of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords: COVID-19; Characteristics; Medical care facility; Outbreak waves; Sapporo.
. 2021 Jan 1;S2212-5345(20)30185-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.resinv.2020.11.008. Online ahead of print.
Characteristics of COVID-19 patients admitted into two hospitals in sapporo, Japan: Analyses and insights from two outbreak waves
Takeshi Hattori[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Atsushi Saito[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Hirofumi Chiba[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Koji Kuronuma[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Masaru Amishima[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Daisuke Morinaga[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Yasuo Shichinohe[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Yasuyuki Nasuhara[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Satoshi Konno[SUP] 7 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33461939
- DOI: 10.1016/j.resinv.2020.11.008
Abstract
Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) emerged in January 2020 in Sapporo city, and the outbreak has shown two peaks.
Methods: A total of 260 COVID-19 patients were enrolled and categorized into three groups according to the pandemic pattern, jobs and situation, and disease severity. We compared clinical characteristics according to these categories.
Results: We found two pandemic peaks, and the proportion of patients and health providers who were infected in other hospitals had increased in the latter two periods (period 2: 49.6%, period 3: 32.7%). Particularly, the proportion of infected health providers was 27% in period 2, and they tended to be younger females with a mild condition. Severity of the disease (requirement of oxygen and/or mechanical ventilation) was associated with advanced age, and all the patients who died during admission were over 60 years old.
Conclusions: We reported the temporal dynamics and characteristics of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sapporo city, Japan. This survey from the viewpoint of the hospital provides a new insight into and a better guide for the further management of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords: COVID-19; Characteristics; Medical care facility; Outbreak waves; Sapporo.