Characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19-Puerto Rico, March-August 2020.
Hispanics are the majority ethnic population in Puerto Rico where we reviewed charts of 109 hospitalized COVID-19 patients to better understand demographic and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 and determine risk factors for poor outcomes. Eligible medical records of hospitalized patients with co...
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| author | Hannah R Volkman Janice Pérez-Padilla Joshua M Wong Liliana Sánchez-González Lauren Acevedo-Molina Martin Lugo-Menéndez Carene A Oliveras García Laura E Adams Verónica M Frasqueri-Quintana Robert Rodriguez-Gonzalez Javier A González-Cosme Andrés E Calvo Díaz Luisa I Alvarado Vanessa Rivera-Amill Jessica Brown Karen K Wong Jorge Bertrán-Pasarell Gabriela Paz-Bailey |
| author_facet | Hannah R Volkman Janice Pérez-Padilla Joshua M Wong Liliana Sánchez-González Lauren Acevedo-Molina Martin Lugo-Menéndez Carene A Oliveras García Laura E Adams Verónica M Frasqueri-Quintana Robert Rodriguez-Gonzalez Javier A González-Cosme Andrés E Calvo Díaz Luisa I Alvarado Vanessa Rivera-Amill Jessica Brown Karen K Wong Jorge Bertrán-Pasarell Gabriela Paz-Bailey |
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| description | Hispanics are the majority ethnic population in Puerto Rico where we reviewed charts of 109 hospitalized COVID-19 patients to better understand demographic and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 and determine risk factors for poor outcomes. Eligible medical records of hospitalized patients with confirmed COVID-19 illnesses were reviewed at four participating hospitals in population centers across Puerto Rico and data were abstracted that described the clinical course, interventions, and outcomes. We found hospitalized patients had a median of 3 underlying conditions with obesity and diabetes as the most frequently reported conditions. Intensive care unit (ICU) admission occurred among 28% of patients and 18% of patients died during the hospitalization. Patients 65 or older or with immune deficiencies had a higher risk for death. Common symptoms included cough, dyspnea, and fatigue; less than half of patients in the study reported fever which was less frequent than reported elsewhere in the literature. It is important for interventions within Hispanic communities to protect high-risk groups. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d6846a84a6d449d3be75689d8024d6e02025-08-20T03:25:35ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032021-01-011612e026059910.1371/journal.pone.0260599Characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19-Puerto Rico, March-August 2020.Hannah R VolkmanJanice Pérez-PadillaJoshua M WongLiliana Sánchez-GonzálezLauren Acevedo-MolinaMartin Lugo-MenéndezCarene A Oliveras GarcíaLaura E AdamsVerónica M Frasqueri-QuintanaRobert Rodriguez-GonzalezJavier A González-CosmeAndrés E Calvo DíazLuisa I AlvaradoVanessa Rivera-AmillJessica BrownKaren K WongJorge Bertrán-PasarellGabriela Paz-BaileyHispanics are the majority ethnic population in Puerto Rico where we reviewed charts of 109 hospitalized COVID-19 patients to better understand demographic and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 and determine risk factors for poor outcomes. Eligible medical records of hospitalized patients with confirmed COVID-19 illnesses were reviewed at four participating hospitals in population centers across Puerto Rico and data were abstracted that described the clinical course, interventions, and outcomes. We found hospitalized patients had a median of 3 underlying conditions with obesity and diabetes as the most frequently reported conditions. Intensive care unit (ICU) admission occurred among 28% of patients and 18% of patients died during the hospitalization. Patients 65 or older or with immune deficiencies had a higher risk for death. Common symptoms included cough, dyspnea, and fatigue; less than half of patients in the study reported fever which was less frequent than reported elsewhere in the literature. It is important for interventions within Hispanic communities to protect high-risk groups.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0260599&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Hannah R Volkman Janice Pérez-Padilla Joshua M Wong Liliana Sánchez-González Lauren Acevedo-Molina Martin Lugo-Menéndez Carene A Oliveras García Laura E Adams Verónica M Frasqueri-Quintana Robert Rodriguez-Gonzalez Javier A González-Cosme Andrés E Calvo Díaz Luisa I Alvarado Vanessa Rivera-Amill Jessica Brown Karen K Wong Jorge Bertrán-Pasarell Gabriela Paz-Bailey Characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19-Puerto Rico, March-August 2020. PLoS ONE |
| title | Characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19-Puerto Rico, March-August 2020. |
| title_full | Characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19-Puerto Rico, March-August 2020. |
| title_fullStr | Characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19-Puerto Rico, March-August 2020. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19-Puerto Rico, March-August 2020. |
| title_short | Characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19-Puerto Rico, March-August 2020. |
| title_sort | characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients hospitalized with laboratory confirmed covid 19 puerto rico march august 2020 |
| url | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0260599&type=printable |
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