Publication date: Nov 26, 2024
Background/Objectives: Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) is one of the most reliable indicators to assess the impact of multimorbidity on COVID-19-related outcomes. Moreover, the patient’s clinical conditions are associated with SARS-CoV-2 outcomes. This study aimed to analyze the association between multimorbidity and COVID-19-related outcomes, evaluating whether the National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) mediated these associations. Methods: Data were obtained through the platform “EPICLIN”. We analyzed all patients who tested positive for COVID-19 after accessing the emergency department (ED) of San Luigi Gonzaga (Orbassano) and Molinette (Turin) hospitals from 1 March to 30 June 2020. Different outcomes were assessed: non-discharge from the ED, 30-day mortality, ICU admission/death among hospitalized patients, and length of hospitalization among surviving patients. Two subgroups of patients (
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| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Hospitalization | Charlson comorbidity index |
| June | COVID-19 |
| News2 | hospitalization |
| Reliable | intensive care unit |
| Turin | mortality |
| multimorbidity | |
| SARS-CoV-2 |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 |
| disease | MESH | Emergency |
| disease | MESH | Comorbidity |
| disease | MESH | death |