Effects of comorbid factors on prognosis of three different geriatric groups with COVID-19 diagnosis
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Prof. Dr. Özkan GÖRGÜLÜ
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale (Uluslararası alan indekslerindeki dergilerde yayınlanan tam makale) | ||
| Dergi Adı | SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | |||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 12-2020 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 2 / 12 / 2583–2594 | DOI | – |
| Özet |
| Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new zoonotic infectious disease that was first reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) on December 31, 2019, and declared as a pandemic by WHO on March 11, 2020. Due to the increased incidence of multimorbidity in geriatric age groups, COVID-19 disease leads to more severe consequences in the elderly. We aimed to determine the effects of age, comorbidity factors, symptoms, laboratory findings, and radiological results on prognosis by dividing our patients into 3 different geriatric age groups, using a retrospective descriptive analysis method. Patients included in the retrospective study (n = 483) were divided into the following three different geriatric age groups: young-old (65--74 years), middle-aged (75--84 years), and the oldest-elderly (85 years and over).The length of stay in the intensive care unit of the patients between the ages of 75--84 ... |
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