COPD influences survival in patients affected by COVID-19, comparison between subjects admitted to an internal medicine unit, and subjects admitted to an intensive care unit: An Italian experience

J Med Virol. 2021 Mar;93(3):1239-1241. doi: 10.1002/jmv.26585. Epub 2020 Oct 21.

Authors

Aldo Pezzuto¹, Antonella Tammaro², Giuseppe Tonini³, Massimo Ciccozzi⁴

Affiliations

¹ Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences Department, Sant' Andrea Hospital-Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
² Department of Neurosciences Mental Health and Sensory Organs [NESMOS], Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
³ Oncology Department, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Department of Epidemiology, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: COPD; SARS-Cov-2; comorbidities; survival.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
COVID-19 / mortality*
Comorbidity
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Intensive Care Units / statistics & numerical data*
Internal Medicine / statistics & numerical data*
Italy
Male
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / mortality*
Retrospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2 / pathogenicity