December 8, 2020

Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 in Middle-Aged Patients without Comorbidities: A Multicentre Retrospective Study

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): risk factors

A multicenter retrospective study focusing on middle-aged (40-59 years) patients (n=119) without comorbidities who were hospitalized with COVID-19 found that 18 of 119 (15%) required mechanical ventilation and 5 of 119 (4%) died. The most common complications were acute respiratory distress syndrome (22%), acute liver injury (13%), and septic shock (4%).

Wang et al. (Dec 7, 2020). Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 in Middle-Aged Patients without Comorbidities: A Multicentre Retrospective Study. Journal of Translational Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-020-02655-8