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Date Published: 18/04/2023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v525i1.5047
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Vol. 525 No. 1 (2023): Vietnam Medical Association
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Van Thuong, N. ., Van Xuyen, D. ., Huy Nga, N. ., & Tuan Anh, T. . (2023). EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DEATH CASES BY COVID-19 AT DUC GIANG GENERAL HOSPITAL FROM JANUARY TO FEBRUARY, 2022. Vietnam Medical Journal, 525(1). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v525i1.5047

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DEATH CASES BY COVID-19 AT DUC GIANG GENERAL HOSPITAL FROM JANUARY TO FEBRUARY, 2022

Nguyen Van Thuong1, Dang Van Xuyen1, Nguyen Huy Nga2,, Tran Tuan Anh3
1 Duc Giang General Hospital. Hanoi
2 Faculty of Medicine, Quang Trung University
3 Centers for Health Environment Research and Development - CHERAD

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The study was conducted to describe the epidemiological characteristics of the patients who died of COVID-19 at Duc Giang General Hospital from January to February, 2022. This is a cross-sectional study using quantitative methods. Research result shows that: Mortality accounted for 27% of hospitalizations; Rate of deaths in the first 24 hours and 1-7 days were 6% and 49,1%, respectively; The majority of death cases were over 70 years old (90,7%); 74,7% mortal patients had comorbidities: hypertension (47,6%), cardiovascular disease (22,3%), cerebral stroke (17,5%); 31,6% mortal patients had vaccination of Covid 19, of which, 17,8% got full vaccination. Clinical classification upon admission: 46,4% critical, 40,8% severe, 9% medium 3,8% mild; Common causes of death included: respiratory failure (84,4%), Sepsis (37,2%), heart failure (32,3%).

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COVID-19, mortality, epidemiological characteristics

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