Risk factors of severe COVID-19: a review of host, viral and environmental factors

L Zsichla, V Müller - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The clinical course and outcome of COVID-19 are highly variable, ranging from
asymptomatic infections to severe disease and death. Understanding the risk factors of …

Systematic review of the prevalence of long COVID

M Woodrow, C Carey, N Ziauddeen… - Open forum …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Long COVID occurs in those infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) whose symptoms persist or develop beyond the acute phase …

Hospital readmissions and post-discharge all-cause mortality in COVID-19 recovered patients; A systematic review and meta-analysis

ZS Ramzi - The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective The present study aimed to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis on the
prevalence of one-year hospital readmissions and post-discharge all-cause mortality in …

Characteristics, risk factors, and outcomes associated with readmission in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Akbari, A Fathabadi, M Razmi, A Zarifian… - The American journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background We aimed to determine the characteristics, risk factors, and outcomes
associated with readmission in COVID-19 patients. Methods PubMed, Embase, Web of …

Functional decline, long term symptoms and course of frailty at 3-months follow-up in COVID-19 older survivors, a prospective observational cohort study

S Prampart, S Le Gentil, ML Bureau, C Macchi… - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background Aging is one of the most important prognostic factors increasing the risk of
clinical severity and mortality of COVID-19 infection. However, among patients over 75 …

Gastrointestinal manifestations of long COVID: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Choudhury, R Tariq, A Jena… - Therapeutic …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Prolonged symptoms after COVID-19 are an important concern due to the large
numbers affected by the pandemic. Objectives: To ascertain the frequency of gastrointestinal …

SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility and COVID-19 illness course and outcome in people with pre-existing neurodegenerative disorders: Systematic review with frequentist and …

M Smadi, M Kaburis, Y Schnapper, G Reina… - The British Journal of …, 2023 - cambridge.org
BackgroundPeople with neurodegenerative disease and mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
may have an elevated risk of acquiring severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 …

Global prevalence of polypharmacy among the COVID-19 patients: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

H Ghasemi, N Darvishi, N Salari… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Polypharmacy has traditionally been defined in various texts as the use of 5 or
more chronic drugs, the use of inappropriate drugs, or drugs that are not clinically …

Efficacy of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in older people

C Mattiuzzi, G Lippi - European Geriatric Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Purpose We provide here an updated analysis on efficacy of COVID-19 vaccine booster
doses in older people (ie, aged≥ 80 years) based on ongoing Italian nationwide COVID-19 …

Long COVID-19: the need for an interdisciplinary approach

I Rodriguez-Sanchez… - Clinics in geriatric …, 2022 - geriatric.theclinics.com
Long COVID is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a condition that occurs
in individuals with a history of probable or confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome …