December 11, 2020

Risk Factors Associated With In-Hospital Mortality in a US National Sample of Patients With COVID-19

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): risk factors

• A large cohort study (n=64,781) of patients with COVID-19 treated in 592 US hospitals during April and May 2020 found that the in-hospital mortality rate was 20.3%. Use of statin medications, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, and calcium channel blockers were associated with decreased odds of mortality. The combination use of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin was associated with increased odds of mortality.

Rosenthal et al. (Dec 10, 2020). Risk Factors Associated With In-Hospital Mortality in a US National Sample of Patients With COVID-19. JAMA Network Open. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.29058