Number of patients |
227 |
Age, mean (SD), years |
57.7 (± 15.0) |
Hospital stay, median (IQR), days |
5 (4-8) |
Number of drugs, median (IQR) |
8 (6-9) |
Gender |
|
Male
|
138 (60.8%)
|
Female
|
89 (39.2%)
|
ICU admission (directly or after admission to the ward) |
40
(17.6%) |
Death |
21 (9.3%) |
Chief complaint |
|
Fever
|
35 (15.4%)
|
Cough
|
45 (19.8%)
|
Dyspnea
|
128 (56.4%)
|
Fatigue or myalgia
|
19 (8.4%)
|
Any comorbidity1
|
154 (67.8%) |
Hypertension
|
69 (30.4%)
|
Obesity (BMI≥30)
|
63 (27.8%)
|
Diabetes
|
54 (23.8%)
|
Ischemic heart disease
|
31 (13.7%)
|
Chronic respiratory diseases (Asthma/COPD)
|
15 (6.6%)
|
Neoplasms
|
10 (4.4%)
|
Diseases of the genitourinary system
|
9 (4.0%)
|
Nervous system disease
|
8 (3.5%)
|
Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases2
|
7 (3.1%)
|
Other diseases of the circulatory system3
|
7 (3.1%)
|
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
|
5 (2.2%)
|
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders
involving the immune mechanism
|
4 (1.8%)
|
Mental and behavioural disorders
|
3 (1.3%)
|
Diseases of the digestive system
|
2 (0.9%)
|
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
|
1 (0.4%)
|