[Risk factors for adverse outcomes in elderly patients with asthma and severe COVID-19 at the hospital and early post-hospital stages].

BACKGROUND

Mortality and COVID-19 related factors are thoroughly analyzed. Given the large number of hospitalized patients, the potential short- and long-term COVID-19 related complications, further research is needed on the possible consequences of hospitalization, especially in higher-risk patients, after prolonged hospitalization and intensive care admission.

AIM

To study the clinical course and outcomes of severe COVID-19 in elderly patients with asthma at the hospital and early post-hospital stages.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

The study included 131 elderly patients (WHO, 2020) >60 years old,

RESULTS

Comparison of outcomes showed that in the groups of patients with a fatal outcome (regardless of the stage), the Charlson comorbidity index, respiratory rate, extent of lung damage assessed by computed tomography, the absolute leukocyte and neutrophil number and the ratio of neutrophils to lymphocytes were statistically significantly higher. The absolute number of eosinophils was lower in these groups. In the group of patients who died during hospitalization, severe (IV-V) asthma (

CONCLUSION

Adverse outcomes of severe COVID-19 in elderly patients with asthma include hospital and post-hospital mortality. The most significant predictors of mortality are the comorbidity index and low eosinophil count. Hospital mortality is associated with a higher ratio of neutrophils to lymphocytes and lower total protein levels; early (90-day) post-hospital mortality is associated with extensive lung damage shown by computed tomography and diabetes mellitus.

Актуальность. Летальность и факторы, связанные с COVID-19, тщательно анализируются. Учитывая большое число госпитализированных пациентов, потенциальные краткосрочные и долгосрочные осложнения, которые он может вызвать, необходимы дальнейшие исследования возможных последствий госпитализации, особенно у пациентов с более высоким риском, после длительной госпитализации и интенсивной терапии. Цель. Изучить клиническое течение и исходы тяжелой формы COVID-19 у пожилых пациентов с бронхиальной астмой (БА) на госпитальном и раннем постгоспитальном этапах. Материалы и методы. В исследование включены пожилые пациенты (ВОЗ, 2020) >60 лет,