Factors associated with disease severity and mortality among patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Authors

Vignesh Chidambaram · Johns Hopkins University

Nyan Lynn Tun · Johns Hopkins University

Waqas Haque · Johns Hopkins University

Marie Gilbert Majella · Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research

Ranjith Kumar Sivakumar · Chinese University of Hong Kong

Amudha Kumar · University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Angela Ting-Wei Hsu

Abstract

Knowledge of the factors associated of disease severity and mortality identified in our study may assist in clinical decision-making and critical-care resource allocation for patients with COVID-19.

Topics & Keywords

COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 15, Issue 11, pp. e0241541-e0241541

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241541

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