Patients’ treatment limitations as predictive factor for mortality in COVID-19: Results from hospitalized patients of a hotspot region for SARS-CoV-2 infections
Abstract:Background: In hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection, outcomes markedly differ between locations, regions and countries. For this, patients’ treatment limitations (PTL) could be of major relevance. We thus studied their role as predictor for mortality in a population of hospitalized patients with COVID-19.Methods: In a region with high incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection, adult hospitalized patients with PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection were prospectively registered and characterized regarding sex, a… Show more
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