Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

April 23, 2020

Clinical Characteristics of Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients in New York City

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  • Paranjpe et al conducted a descriptive study of about 2,200 patients from the 5 Mount Sinai Health System hospitals in New York. Key findings from this study include: i) of 49% of patients completing their hospital course, the overall mortality was 29% and 36% required intensive care; ii) median age was 65 years overall and 75 years in those who died; iii) pre-existing conditions were present in 65% of those who died and in 46% of those discharged; iv) perturbations in inflammatory markers were also different in these 2 groups. 

Paranjpe et al. (Apr 19, 2020). Clinical Characteristics of Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients in New York City. Pre-print downloaded Apr 23 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.19.20062117