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% |