@article{Cortez_Demot_Bartolo_Feliciano_Ciriaco_Labi_Viray_Casuga_Camonayan-Flor_Gomez_Velasquez_Cajulao_Nigos_De Leon_Solimen_Go_Pizarro_Haya Jr._Aswat_Mangati_Palaganas_Genuino_Cutiyog-Ubando_Tadeo_Longid_Catbagan_Bongotan_Dominguez-Villar_Dalao_2021, title={Clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients in a tertiary hospital in Baguio City, Philippines}, volume={12}, url={https://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/852}, DOI={10.5365/wpsar.2021.12.4.852}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective:</strong> Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), primarily targets the respiratory system. This study describes the characteristics associated with mortality among patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 at a single hospital in Baguio City, Philippines.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> We reviewed medical records (including history, laboratory results and treatment regimen) of 280 confirmed COVID-19 patients admitted to a single hospital during March–October 2020. Clinical characteristics and outcomes (frequency and type of complication, recovery rate and mortality) were evaluated. Multiple logistic regression was used to analyse factors associated with mortality.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> The mean age of COVID-19 patients was 48.4 years and the female-to-male ratio was 1.8:1. Hypertension, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes were the most frequent comorbidities reported. Common presenting symptoms were respiratory and constitutional, with 41% of patients not reporting symptoms on admission. Patients with moderate, severe and critical disease comprised 45%, 8% and 4%, respectively. A total of 15% had complications, health care-associated pneumonia being the most frequent complication. The recovery rate was 95%; 5% of patients died, with multiorgan failure being the most common cause. The presence of CVD, chronic kidney disease, prolonged prothrombin time and elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were associated with mortality.</p> <p><strong>Discussion:</strong> Most COVID-19 patients in our population had asymptomatic to moderate disease on admission. Mortality from COVID-19 was associated with having CVD, chronic kidney disease, elevated LDH and prolonged prothrombin time. Based on these results, we emphasize that people should take all necessary precautions to avoid infection with SARS-CoV-2.</p>}, number={4}, journal={Western Pacific Surveillance and Response}, author={Cortez, Karen Joyce C. and Demot, Bernard A. and Bartolo, Samantha S. and Feliciano, Dexter D. and Ciriaco, Verna Moila P. and Labi, Imari Irish E. and Viray, Denzelle Diane M. and Casuga, Jenna Charise M. and Camonayan-Flor, Karol Anne B. and Gomez, Precious Mae A. and Velasquez, Marie Ellaine N. and Cajulao, Thea Pamela T. and Nigos, Jovy E. and De Leon, Maria Lowella F. and Solimen, Domingo P. and Go, Angelita G. and Pizarro, Francis M. and Haya Jr., Larry C. and Aswat, Ray P. and Mangati, Virginia B. and Palaganas, Caesar Noel I. and Genuino, Mylene N. and Cutiyog-Ubando, Kimberley M. and Tadeo, Karen C. and Longid, Marienelle L. and Catbagan, Nowell Benedict C. and Bongotan, Joel B. and Dominguez-Villar, Beverly Anne T. and Dalao, Joeffrey B.}, year={2021}, month={Nov.}, pages={11} }