The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with the death of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.All clinical and laboratory parameters were collected prospectively from a cohort of 179 patients with COVID-19 pneumonia who were hospitalized at Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital (Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China) between 25 December 2019 and 7 February 2020.

Reference: Du, R. H., Liang, L. R., Yang, C. Q., Wang, W., Cao, T. Z., Li, M., . . . Shi, H. Z. (2020). Predictors of mortality for patients with COVID-19 pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2: a prospective cohort study. European Respiratory Journal, 55(5). doi:10.1183/13993003.00524-2020

TABLE 1: Demographics and clinical presentation in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia

Characteristics Total Deceased Survivors p-value Patients 179 21 158 Age, yr 57.6+13.7 70.217.7 56.0+13.5