"Death is relatively common in COVID-19 patients after their discharge from hospital" with particular regards to the elderly. "An urgent return to hospital should be advised when the first signs of a COVID-19 relapse are observed."
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pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
#LongCovid
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A retrospective study of clinical data from 614 covid patients discharged from the hospital between February 18 and July 20, 2020. The team assessed as a primary outcome mortality data up to six months post-discharge.
Of the 614 patients in the study, 48 patients died (7.8%). The cause of death in 26 patients (54.2%) was what the authors describe as a "relapse of COVID-19." Also, 44.2% of deaths happened in the first week after discharge and 74.4% in the first month.
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Risk factors of all-cause mortality included older age, increase in neutrophil percentage, and increase in heart rate on the first admission.
On the other hand, the risk of all-cause death, according to the team, was lower in patients who had higher levels of hematocrit, oxygen saturation and mean arterial pressure.
Increase in age was an independent risk factor for COVID-related death; while higher levels of lymphocyte percentage, mean arterial pressure, and arterial oxygen saturation were protective factors against COVID-related deaths during the 6-month period after discharge
Conclusion: death is relatively common in COVID-19 after discharge. In light of [this, the team] suggested "that elderly patients with a decrease in their mean arterial pressure, oxygen saturation and lymphocyte count during their hospitalization, should be discharged cautiously"
"In addition, [the team] recommended that one-month follow-up of discharged patients should take place, and urgent return to hospital should be advised when the first signs of COVID-19 relapse are observed."
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Study based on a 2020 sample but it confirms especially for first wavers how #LongCovid can kill indeed
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