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. 2020 Nov 7;46:520–524. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.11.006

Table 3.

Chief complaints of elderly patients.

Chief complaint (# of patients) Mean age % COVID-19 positive % Mortality % Mortality or Intubation/MV
CARDIAC ARREST (28) 81.5 35.7% 100.0% 100.0%
LEG SWELLING (30) 81.0 16.7% 0.0% 0.0%
RESPIRATORY DISTRESS (156) 80.3 79.5% 76.6% 85.5%
FALL (207) 79.9 46.9% 32.0% 34.0%
ALTERED MENTAL STATUS (386) 79.6 64.5% 49.8% 52.6%
TACHYCARDIA (18) 79.0 55.6% 50.0% 60.0%
ABDOMINAL PAIN (172) 78.7 34.3% 10.2% 11.9%
LETHARGY (18) 78.5 61.1% 27.3% 27.3%
HIP PAIN (19) 78.4 36.8% 0.0% 14.3%
HYPOTENSION (45) 78.4 53.3% 33.3% 33.3%
DIARRHEA (103) 77.8 76.7% 21.5% 22.8%
WEAKNESS (387) 77.7 69.3% 34.3% 35.8%
ABNORMAL RESULTS (56) 77.5 41.1% 30.4% 30.4%
FATIGUE (95) 77.3 73.7% 30.0% 30.0%
LEG PAIN (27) 77.2 18.5% 60.0% 60.0%
HYPERGLYCEMIA (45) 77.1 62.2% 35.7% 39.3%
SHORTNESS OF BREATH (1324) 76.6 72.8% 42.8% 46.1%
DIZZINESS (81) 76.5 55.6% 17.8% 20.0%
POSSIBLE PNEUMONIA (29) 76.3 93.1% 33.3% 37.0%
SYNCOPE (82) 76.1 53.7% 18.2% 18.2%
CHILLS (31) 76.0 64.5% 20.0% 20.0%
VOMITING (78) 75.9 41.0% 18.8% 25.0%
BACK PAIN (33) 75.8 36.4% 16.7% 25.0%
FEVER (860) 75.4 84.8% 30.5% 34.2%
NEUROLOGICAL DEFICIT AND CVA (36) 75.2 30.6% 45.5% 63.6%
PAIN (18) 75.0 27.8% 0.0% 0.0%
RECTAL BLEEDING (20) 74.9 35.0% 14.3% 14.3%
COUGH (660) 74.8 80.8% 25.5% 28.9%
CHEST PAIN (179) 74.6 35.8% 15.6% 15.6%
SORE THROAT (21) 73.5 61.9% 23.1% 23.1%
GENERALIZED BODY ACHES (43) 73.1 76.7% 24.2% 27.3%
NAUSEA (36) 73.1 55.6% 15.0% 20.0%
SEIZURES (33) 73.0 36.4% 41.7% 41.7%
PALPITATIONS (19) 72.7 15.8% 33.3% 33.3%
URI (29) 72.5 69.0% 10.0% 15.0%
FLU SYMPTOMS (38) 72.4 79.0% 23.3% 26.7%
HEADACHE (30) 71.9 76.7% 13.0% 17.4%
ASTHMA (19) 69.2 52.6% 50.0% 50.0%