Publications by authors named "Philippe Minette"
It is unclear whether the association between atrial fibrillation (AF) and intra-hospital mortality in patients aged 75 years and older is causal or not. This study aims (1) to describe the prevalence and clinical characteristics of AF in ≥75-year-old inpatients and (2) to study the association between AF and length of stay (LOS) and intra-hospital mortality. This retrospective cohort study includes consecutive patients aged ≥75 years admitted between January 2017 and December 2019 to a Belgian secondary hospital.
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- Patients with solid cancer show higher in-hospital mortality rates (31.7%) from COVID-19 compared to those without cancer (20.0%) within 30 days of diagnosis.
- Younger cancer patients (<60 years) have a notably higher risk of mortality (aOR 3.84) than older patients or those with other comorbidities.
- The rate of severe events, including ICU admission and invasive ventilation, was similar between cancer patients and non-cancer patients (36.7% vs 28.8%), indicating that while mortality is higher, severe event occurrence may not significantly differ.