COVID-19 Research Paper Volume 12, Issue 24 pp 24579—24595
Characteristics of mortal COVID-19 cases compared to the survivors
- 1 Department of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
- 2 Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China
- 3 Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
- 4 Tongji-Rongcheng Center for Biomedicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
- 5 Hubei Clinical Medical Center of Cell Therapy for Neoplastic Disease, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China
- 6 Laboratory of Vaccine and Antibody Engineering, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing 100071, China
Received: May 21, 2020 Accepted: October 1, 2020 Published: November 21, 2020
https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.202216How to Cite
Abstract
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) initially occurred in December 2019 and triggered a public health emergency. The increasing number of deaths due to this disease was of great concern. Therefore, our study aimed to explore risk factors associated with COVID-19 deaths.
After having searched the PubMed, EMBASE, and CNKI for studies published as of August 10, 2020, we selected articles and extracted data. The meta-analysis was performed using Stata 16.0 software.
Nineteen studies were used in our meta-analysis. The proportions of comorbidities such as diabetes, hypertension, malignancies, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardio-cerebrovascular disease, and chronic liver disease were statistically significantly higher in mortal COVID-19 cases. Coagulation and inflammatory markers, such as platelet count, D-dimer, prothrombin time, C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, and interleukin 6, predicted the deterioration of the disease. In addition, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and mechanical ventilation predicted the poor prognosis during its progression.
The COVID-19 pandemic is still evolving, placing a huge burden on healthcare facilities. Certain coagulation indicators, inflammatory indicators, and comorbidities contribute to the prognosis of patients. Our study results may help clinicians optimize the treatment and ultimately reduce the mortality rate.