Joy E van Son, Elisabeth C P Kahn, Jessica M van der Bol, Dennis G Barten, Laura C Blomaard, Carmen van Dam, Jacobien Ellerbroek, Steffy W M Jansen, Anita Lekx, Carolien M J van der Linden, Roy Looman, Huub A A M Maas, Francesco U S Mattace-Raso, Simon P Mooijaart, Barbara C van Munster, Annefleur Peters, Harmke A Polinder-Bos, Rosalinde A L Smits, Petra E Spies, Anna Wassenburg, Nora Wassenburg, Hanna C Willems, Henrike J Schouten, Sarah H M Robben
PURPOSE: Older patients with COVID-19 can present with atypical complaints, such as falls or delirium. In other diseases, such an atypical presentation is associated with worse clinical outcomes. However, it is not known whether this extends to COVID-19. We aimed to study the association between atypical presentation of COVID-19, frailty and adverse outcomes, as well as the incidence of atypical presentation. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective observational multi-center cohort study in eight hospitals in the Netherlands...
February 7, 2023: European Geriatric Medicine