May 26, 2020

Clinical Features and Outcomes of 105 Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 in Seattle, Washington

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• A descriptive study of all laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 adult patients admitted to an academic medical center in Seattle, WA between March 2 and March 26, 2020 (n=105) found that 35% were admitted from a senior home or skilled nursing facility. Median age was 69 years and half were women. Three or more comorbidities were present in 55% of patients, and 63% had symptoms for 5 or more days prior to admission. Only 39% had fever in the first 24 hours, while 41% had hypoxia at admission and 73% had low lymphocytes. Severe disease occurred in 49%, 18% received mechanical ventilation, and overall case fatality was 33%. No co-infections with other viruses were identified in a subset of 50 samples. 

Buckner et al. (May 2020). Clinical Features and Outcomes of 105 Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 in Seattle, Washington. Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa632