Giuseppe Lisco, Antonio Giovanni Solimando, Assunta Stragapede, Anna De Tullio, Cristiana Laraspata, Carola Laudadio, Vito Angelo Giagulli, Marcella Prete, Emilio Jirillo, Annalisa Saracino, Vito Racanelli, Vincenzo Triggiani
BACKGROUND: The initial phases of the COVID-19 pandemic posed a real need for clinicians to identify patients at risk of poor prognosis as soon as possible after hospital admission. AIM: The study aimed to assess the role of baseline anamnestic information, clinical parameters, instrumental examination, and serum biomarkers in predicting adverse outcomes of COVID-19 in a hospital setting of Internal Medicine. METHODS: Fifty-two inpatients consecutively admitted to the Unit of Internal Medicine "Baccelli," Azienda Ospedaliero - Universitaria Policlinico of Bari (February 1 - May 31, 2021) due to confirmed COVID-19 were grouped into two categories based on the specific outcome: good prognosis (n=44), patients discharged at home after the acute phase of the infection; poor prognosis, a composite outcome of deaths and intensive care requirements (n=8)...
January 18, 2024: Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders Drug Targets