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. 2021 Jul 6;197(11):1010–1020. doi: 10.1007/s00066-021-01803-3

Table 3.

Causes of death, from COVID-19 or other causes following low-dose radiation therapy (LD-RT)

Patient Death day after LD-RT COVID-19 Age Reason
1 1st Yes 91 Severe cognitive impairment and constantly removed the ventilation mask herself
2 2nd Yes 86 Acute respiratory distress secondary to COVID-19 (SaFi had worsened by 3%)
3 3rd Yes 72 Severe cognitive impairment and constantly removed the ventilation mask herself
4 3rd Yes 86 Acute respiratory distress secondary to COVID-19 (SaFi had improved a 3%)
5 4th Yes 89 Severe cognitive impairment and constantly removed the ventilation mask herself
6 6th Yes 88 Acute respiratory distress secondary to COVID-19
7 7th Yes 88 Acute respiratory distress secondary to COVID-19 (SaFi had improved by 7%)
8 7th No 74 Septic infection of unknown origin without response to empiric antibiotic administration
9 8th No 73 Bronchoaspiration, having a subdural hemorrhage recent intervention. SaFi was stable without changes since basal determination (350 mm Hg)
10 11th Yes 87 Acute respiratory distress secondary to COVID-19 (SaFi had worsened by 45% in 7 days)
11 12th No 60 Severe worsening of his chronic renal failure under hemodialysis treatment
12 14th No 55 Esophageal varices hemorrhage, having a known antecedent of enolic hepatic disease (he had improved SaFi from basal 95 mm Hg to 277 mm Hg in one week)
13 25th No 85 Severe pulmonary thromboembolism