Characteristics of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia at Hvidovre Hospital, March-April 2020
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INTRODUCTION: The first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 occurred in Denmark on 27 February 2020. On 10 March, the first case of COVID-19 pneumonia was admitted to Hvidovre Hospital.
METHODS: Retrospective case review of individuals 18 years or older who were admitted consecutively to Hvidovre Hospital from 10 March through 23 April 2020.
RESULTS: A total of 175 individuals were admitted with COVID-19 pneumonia. The median age was 71 years, 48.6% were male and 71% had at least one co-morbidity. The most commonly presenting symptoms were dyspnoea, dry cough, and fever. The majority of patients had lymphopenia, elevated liver function tests and C-reactive protein. Nearly two in three presented with multilobar infiltration by chest X-ray. Respiratory failure leading to invasive mechanical ventilation developed in 27 patients (15.4%). By 20 April, 23 of 175 (13.1%) patients remained hospitalised, 43 (24.6%) had died and 109 (62.3%) had been discharged.
CONCLUSIONS: The manifestations of COVID-19 at presentation were similar to those seen in other reports. Our population was older, slightly overrepresented by women and had a high level of co-morbidity. COVID-19 admittance was associated with frequent need of intensive care and mechanical ventilation that was associated with a very high mortality.
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Original language | English |
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Article number | A05200313 |
Journal | Danish Medical Journal |
Volume | 67 |
Issue number | 6 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISSN | 1603-9629 |
Publication status | Published - 15 May 2020 |
- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Betacoronavirus, Coronavirus Infections/complications, Denmark, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pandemics, Pneumonia, Viral/complications, Radiography, Thoracic, Respiration, Artificial, Respiratory Insufficiency/etiology, Retrospective Studies
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