Characteristics of 1738 Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China.

Characteristics of 1738 Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China.

Li-Shan Yang, Xiao Ma, Yujing Gao, Lingling Di, Hanning Ma, Bin Mei, Junjian Zhang, Amei Wang, Ke Feng, Zhongwei Chen

OBJECTIVE: Since December 2019, SARS-CoV-2 has been discovered in Wuhan and spread rapidly across China and worldwide. Characteristics of infected patients are needed to get insight into the full spectrum of the disease.METHODS: Epidemiological and clinical information of 1738 diagnosed patients during February 7-26, 2020 in Wuhan Dongxihu Fangcang Hospital were analyzed. 709 patients were followed up on symptom, mental health, isolation site, and medication after discharge.RESULTS: There were 852 males and 886 females in the cohort. The average age of the patients was 48.8 years. 79.98% of the patients were from Wuhan, Hubei province. The most common initial symptoms were fever, cough and shortness of breath. Among all the patients, 1463 had complications, with respiratory distress as the most common complication. The average duration of hospitalization was 15.95±14.69 days. The most common post-discharge symptom is cough. After discharge, most patients were full of energy, and chose hotel as their self-isolation site. COVID-19 Chinese medicine No.2 prescription is the medication used most commonly by the patients after discharge.CONCLUSIONS: The population is generally susceptible to SARS-CoV-2. After receiving aggressive treatment of combined Chinese and Western medicine, most patients had a good prognosis and mental health after discharge.

2021

characteristics, covid-19, SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus disease 2019, follow-up

10.1017/dmp.2021.129

Disaster medicine and public health preparedness