Open AccessCharacteristics, comorbidities, 30-day outcome and in-hospital mortality of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in a Swiss area – a retrospective cohort study
Author(s) -
Charlotte Pellaud,
Gaël Grandmaison,
Hoa Phong Pham Huu Thien,
Marine Baumberger,
Guillaume Carrel,
Hatem Ksouri,
Véronique Erard,
Christian Chuard,
Daniel Hayoz,
Govind Sridharan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
swiss medical weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1424-7860
pISSN - 1424-3997
DOI - 10.4414/smw.2020.20314
Subject(s) - medicine , retrospective cohort study , cohort , intensive care unit , pediatrics , mortality rate , cohort study , emergency medicine , population , comorbidity , covid-19 , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , environmental health
We report the first cohort of Swiss patients hospitalised with COVID-19. Thirty days after onset of the symptoms, 60% had returned home. Among them, 63% still presented symptoms. Studies with longer follow-up are needed to document long-term outcomes in patients hospitalised with COVID-19.
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