Evaluating the Effect of Underlying Pulmonary Disease on the Clinical Outcome and survival among Patients with COVID-19: Using Propensity Score Matching
Malihe Safari,
Fatemeh Ghadamgahi,
Javad Faradmal
et al.
Abstract:Background:
Coronavirus (Covid-19) is a life-threatening factor throughout the world. Having an underlying disease among the patients with this disease diminishes the clinical effectiveness and increases their mortality rate. Hence, the study was carried out to compare the clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19 with and without pulmonary disease using propensity score matching.
Methods:
This case-control study was conducted on 299 COVID-19 patients with pulm… Show more
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