In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications ; DOI https://doi.org/10.15212/cvia.2021.0019 , Wen Zhao, Xiangyi Zha, Ning Wang, Dongzeng Li, Aixin Li and Shikai Yu from Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, Dianzi University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China and Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China consider clinical characteristics and durations of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Beijing.
In this study, the authors report that the median hospital length of stay for discharged patients with COVID-19 is 13 days and the median time of the clinical course of COVID-19 is 23 days, both of which are significantly shorter than for severe acute respiratory syndrome. The risk factors for longer hospitalization of patients with COVID-19 include bilateral pneumonia on CT scan, shorter period from illness onset to admission, lymphopenia, and severity of disease.
Citation information: Clinical Characteristics and Durations of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 in Beijing: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Wen Zhao, Xiangyi Zha, Ning Wang, Dongzeng Li, Aixin Li and Shikai Yu, Cardiovasc. Innov. App ., 2021, https://doi.org/10.15212/cvia.2021.0019
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Duration of disease
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