Relation
Neurological Complications from COVID-19 Predict Worse Outcomes During Hospitalization
- Researchers applied a competing risk model to a population of COVID-19 patients in Louisiana to assess if neurological complications could predict longer hospital stays and death. A logistic regression was utilized to determine if neurological complications resulted in a higher odds of being intubated.
- Upon adjustment for age, COVID-19 patients who had a neurological chief complaint at presentation were significantly more likely to remain in the hospital and significantly more likely to die than COVID-19 patients who did not have neurological problems at presentation. Having altered mental status (AMS) was the most strongly linked to longer hospital stays and was also associated with a higher likelihood of requiring intubation.
- Conclusion: COVID-19 patients with neurological complications at presentation and during hospital stay are linked to having a higher chance of dying, staying in the hospital longer, and requiring intubation.
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Updated 2020-08-26
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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
Biomedical Sciences