Impact of hydroxychloroquine on disease progression and ICU admissions in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection

Impact of hydroxychloroquine on disease progression and ICU admissions in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection

Purpose. To evaluate whether use of hydroxychloroquine was associated with a reduced likelihood of intensive care unit (ICU) admission in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the early weeks of the pandemic. Methods. A retrospective, observational cohort study was conducted to determ...

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Main Authors: Awad, N. (Author), Chak, A. (Author), Fulman, M. (Author), Schiller, D.S (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2021
Subjects:
adolescent
Adolescent
adult
Adult
aged
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Article
cohort analysis
Cohort Studies
community hospital
confidence interval
Coronavirus
coronavirus disease 2019
COVID-19
diabetic obesity
disease exacerbation
Disease Progression
disease severity
drug therapy
emergency care
female
Female
gender
hospital admission
human
Humans
hydroxychloroquine
Hydroxychloroquine
Infection
in-hospital mortality
intensive care unit
Intensive Care Units
intubation
length of stay
Length of Stay
major clinical study
male
Male
middle aged
Middle Aged
mortality
New York
observational study
odds ratio
pandemic
Patient Admission
priority journal
Retrospective Studies
retrospective study
SARS-CoV-2
survival analysis
Survival Analysis
treatment outcome
very elderly
young adult
Young Adult
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