Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

February 26, 2020

Clinical characteristics of 25 death cases infected with COVID-19 pneumonia: a retrospective review of medical records in a single medical center, Wuhan, China

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  • Two clinicians reviewed clinical records, lab findings, and radiologic data of 25 COVID-19 deaths at one Wuhan hospital. Overall, older age and underling diseases were common among decedents. Average disease duration 10.56 days (SD 4.42 days). All patients died of respiratory failure and all had underlying diseases: hypertension (64%), diabetes (40%), heart disease (32%), kidney disease (20%), cerebral infarction (16%), and others less frequently. 
  • Authors point to the potential role of bacterial infections, malnutrition, and multiple organ dysfunction as important clinical considerations. They also suggest several metabolic markers that may be used as indicators of disease progression.

Li et al. (Feb 25, 2020). Clinical characteristics of 25 death cases infected with COVID-19 pneumonia: a retrospective review of medical records in a single medical center, Wuhan, China. Pre-print downloaded Feb 26 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.02.19.20025239