May 5, 2020

Analysis of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in the Mount Sinai Health System Using Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Reveals Important Prognostic Factors for Improved Clinical Outcomes

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• An analysis of 3,272 persons with COVID-19 who required hospitalization at Mount Sinai Health System in New York found that age, body-mass index (BMI), baseline oxygen saturation, respiratory rate, white blood cell count, creatinine, and alanine aminotransferase were significant predictors of mortality. Asthma was associated with increased length of hospital stay, but not mortality.  
• Among patients who were tested for SARS-CoV-2, a higher proportion of Hispanic and African American patients tested positive (29% and 25%, respectively) compared to the overall patient population (22%, 6158/28,336). While race was associated with the prevalence of infection among patients, the authors did not observe racial disparities in inpatient mortality. 

Wang et al. (May 4, 2020). Analysis of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in the Mount Sinai Health System Using Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Reveals Important Prognostic Factors for Improved Clinical Outcomes. Preprint downloaded May 5 from Medrxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.28.20075788