High mortality among patients with cancer and COVID-19 infection: the experience of a Brazilian cancer center

High mortality among patients with cancer and COVID-19 infection: the experience of a Brazilian cancer center

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the severity of COVID-19 in cancer patients to describe clinical and epidemiological factors associated with poor outcomes (mortality and need of intensive care unit admission or mechanical ventilation). METHODSRetrospective data from patients with cancer and laboratory diagnosi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Einstein (São Paulo, Brazil) Brazil), 2021-01, Vol.19, p.eAO6254-eAO6254
Hauptverfasser: Barros, Lilian Arruda do Rêgo, Magalhães, Marcos Aurélio Fonseca, Alves, Rafaela de Brito, Rebouças, Camilla Vieira de, Rodrigues, Cicilia Marques, Viu, Micaela Mazutti, Benedito, Vinicius de Lima, Yamada, Alayne Magalhães Trindade Domingues, del Giglio, Auro, Cruz, Felipe José Silva Melo
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Sprache:eng
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Coronavirus infections
COVID-19
Fatal outcome
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Mortality
Neoplasms
Original
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2
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Zusammenfassung:OBJECTIVETo evaluate the severity of COVID-19 in cancer patients to describe clinical and epidemiological factors associated with poor outcomes (mortality and need of intensive care unit admission or mechanical ventilation). METHODSRetrospective data from patients with cancer and laboratory diagnosis of COVID-19, obtained between March 16 and May 29, 2020, were retrieved out of a cancer center database. Data analyzed included patient history, age, sex, comorbidities, types of cancer and anticancer therapy. RESULTSThis sample comprised 105 patients aged 18-92 years, 80.9% of whom were females. Dyspnea was the most prevalent initial symptom (30.4%) among patients who died (p
ISSN:1679-4508
2317-6385
2317-6385
DOI:10.31744/einstein_journal/2021AO6254