Predictors for cause-specific and timing of deaths in patients with COVID-19: a cohort study in Taiwan
This study suggests that prioritizing COVID-19 vaccination and carefully monitoring comorbid patients during hospitalization can reduce the risk of COVID-19-specific and early deaths and non-COVID-19-specific mortalities, respectively.
Authors
- Muh‐Yong Yen
- Yun‐Ju Lai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8252-2125)
- Shang-Yih Chan
- Mei‐Ju Chen
- Yung-Feng Yen
- Chu-Chieh Chen
Institutions
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (TW)
- National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science (TW)
- University of Taipei (TW)
- Taichung Veterans General Hospital (TW)
- Cheng Hsin General Hospital (TW)
- Taipei City Hospital (TW)
- Ministry of Health and Welfare (TW)
- National Taiwan University of Sport (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09654-w
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Taipei City Government
- Department of Health, Taipei City Government