V.M.M. Anlacan , F.G.C. Gabriel , R.D.G. Jamora , E.Q. Villanueva III , M.C.C. Sy , M.H.L. Lee Yu , A.I. Espiritu
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Abstract
Introduction
This study aimed to determine whether encephalopathy is associated with such COVID-19 outcomes as disease severity, mortality, respiratory failure, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, duration of ventilator dependence, and length of ICU and hospital stay.
Methods
We performed a subgroup analysis comparing outcomes in patients with and without encephalopathy, based on data from a nationwide retrospective cohort study among adult patients hospitalized with COVID-19 at 37 hospital sites in the Philippines. The patient outcomes included for analysis were disease severity, mortality, respiratory failure, ICU admission, duration of ventilator dependence, and length of ICU and hospital stay.
Results
Of a total of 10 881 COVID-19 admissions, 622 patients had encephalopathy. The adjusted hazard ratios (aHR) for mortality among mild and severe cases were 9.26 and 1.63 times greater (P < .001), respectively, in the encephalopathy group compared to the no-encephalopathy group. Encephalopathy was associated with increased risk of severe COVID-19 (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 7.95; P < .001), respiratory failure (aHR: 5.40; P < .001), longer hospital stays (aOR: 1.36; P < .001), and admission to the ICU (aOR: 4.26; P < .001). We found no sufficient evidence that encephalopathy was associated with length of ICU stay (aOR: 1.11; P = .522) or duration of ventilator dependence (aOR: 0.88; P = .428).
Conclusions
Encephalopathy was associated with COVID-19 severity, mortality, respiratory failure, ICU admission, and longer hospital stays.
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Neurología es la revista oficial de la Sociedad Española de Neurología y publica, desde 1986 contribuciones científicas en el campo de la neurología clínica y experimental. Los contenidos de Neurología abarcan desde la neuroepidemiología, la clínica neurológica, la gestión y asistencia neurológica y la terapéutica, a la investigación básica en neurociencias aplicada a la neurología. Las áreas temáticas de la revistas incluyen la neurologia infantil, la neuropsicología, la neurorehabilitación y la neurogeriatría. Los artículos publicados en Neurología siguen un proceso de revisión por doble ciego a fin de que los trabajos sean seleccionados atendiendo a su calidad, originalidad e interés y así estén sometidos a un proceso de mejora. El formato de artículos incluye Editoriales, Originales, Revisiones y Cartas al Editor, Neurología es el vehículo de información científica de reconocida calidad en profesionales interesados en la neurología que utilizan el español, como demuestra su inclusión en los más prestigiosos y selectivos índices bibliográficos del mundo.