Association of smoking status with outcomes in hospitalised patients with COVID-19

Association of smoking status with outcomes in hospitalised patients with COVID-19

Introduction Smoking causes inflammation of the lung epithelium by releasing cytokines and impairing mucociliary clearance. Some studies have linked smoking with severity of illness of COVID-19 whereas others have found no such association.Methods This was a retrospective analysis of all adults hosp...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nikhitha Mantri, Muhammad Adrish, Sridhar Chilimuri, Haozhe Sun, Maleeha Zahid, Sudharsan Gongati, Ked Fortuzi, Abhishrut Pramod Jog, Pravish Purmessur, Ravish Singhal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-05-01
Series:BMJ Open Respiratory Research
Online Access:https://bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/7/1/e000716.full

Internet

https://bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/7/1/e000716.full

Similar Items