Publications by authors named "Judith Serrat-Munoz"
Intern Emerg Med
June 2024
Article Synopsis
- This study examines the characteristics of patients who died in the Hospital Emergency Department of a Spanish hospital, focusing on those who died from SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients over 18 who died from June 2019 to December 2020, revealing a 42% increase in deaths during the first wave of COVID-19.
- The study found that patients who died from SARS-CoV-2 were generally younger during the first wave (average age 78.6 years) compared to the second wave (average age 91.8 years), with no significant differences in gender or comorbidities.
