Key summary points
Aim
To describe associations between functionality, frailty, comorbidity, cognitive and affective status and mortality in a cohort of survivors older patients after hospital admission for SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Findings
Severe frailty pre-admission and severe functional dependency at discharge were associated with an increased risk of mortality and readmission at three months. In addition, high comorbidity or the need for readmission was also associated with mortality at 3 months.
Message
The knowledge of Health status in older people after hospitalization for COVID-19, means that its early detection can contribute to the selection of patients with greater risk of sequelae in the short term that require more careful follow-up.
Aim The objective of this study is to describe the baseline characteristics of oldest-old patients admitted with COVID-19 to an acute geriatric unit and to determine the factors associated with in-hospital mortality. Findings Dementia, incident delirium, and the CURB-65 score ≥ 3 are independent mortality risk factors. The concurrent use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors is a protective factor. Message Recognition of geriatric syndromes may be useful to help clinicians establish the prognosis of oldest-old patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19.
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