Clinical Characteristics of Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients in New York City.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.19.20062117
Authors: Paranjpe, Ishan; Russak, Adam J; De Freitas, Jessica K; Lala, Anuradha; Miotto, Riccardo; Vaid, Akhil; Johnson, Kipp W; Danieletto, Matteo; Golden, Eddye; Meyer, Dara; Singh, Manbir; Somani, Sulaiman; Manna, Sayan; Nangia, Udit; Kapoor, Arjun; O’Hagan, Ross; O’Reilly, Paul F; Huckins, Laura M; Glowe, Patricia; Kia, Arash; Timsina, Prem; Freeman, Robert M; Levin, Matthew A; Jhang, Jeffrey; Firpo, Adolfo; Kovatch, Patricia; Finkelstein, Joseph; Aberg, Judith A; Bagiella, Emilia; Horowitz, Carol R; Murphy, Barbara; Fayad, Zahi A; Narula, Jagat; Nestler, Eric J; Fuster, Valentin; Cordon-Cardo, Carlos; Charney, Dennis S; Reich, David L; Just, Allan C; Bottinger, Erwin P; Charney, Alexander W; Glicksberg, Benjamin S; Nadkarni, Girish N

Abstract: The coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic is a global public health crisis, with over 1.6 million cases and 95,000 deaths worldwide. Data are needed regarding the clinical course of hospitalized patients, particularly in the United States. Demographic, clinical, and outcomes data for patients admitted to five Mount Sinai Health System hospitals with confirmed Covid-19 between February 27 and April 2, 2020 were identified through institutional electronic health records. We conducted a descriptive study of patients who had in-hospital mortality or were discharged alive. This is the largest and most diverse case series of hospitalized patients with Covid-19 in the United States to date. Requirement of intensive care and mortality were high. Patients who died typically had pre-existing conditions and severe perturbations in inflammatory markers.