September 29, 2020

Clinical Epidemiology of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 in Japan: Report of the COVID-19 REGISTRY JAPAN

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): clinical characteristics

• An observational study of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Japan (n=2,638) found a lower prevalence of comorbidities and a trend toward lower mortality compared to inpatient studies from other countries. Among the study participants, the most common comorbidities were hypertension (15%) and diabetes without complications (14%). In addition, there were twice as many individuals with non-severe COVID-19 as with severe COVID-19. Overall, 67% of patients were discharged home, while 8% died.

Matsunaga et al. (Sept 28, 2020). Clinical Epidemiology of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 in Japan: Report of the COVID-19 REGISTRY JAPAN. Clinical Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1470