COVID 19 - Clinical Picture in the Elderly Population: A Qualitative Systematic Review
Neumann-Podczaska Agnieszka, Al-Saad Salwan R, Karbowski Lukasz M, Chojnicki Michal, Tobis Slawomir, Wieczorowska-Tobis Katarzyna
Table 4 Summary Table.
No. Studies with reported resultsTotal patients
Symptoms161285No. Patients%
Fever1074/128583.6
Cough806/128562.7
Dyspnea328/128525.5
Fatigue256/128519.9
Sputum Production227/128517.7
Chest Tightness196/128515.3
Diarrhea167/128513.0
Anorexia108/12858.4
Fatigue & Myalgia103/12858.0
Myalgia59/12854.6
Nausea & Vomiting57/12854.4
Others*265/128520.6
Comorbidities162288No. Patients%
Hypertension979/228842.8
Cardiovascular Disease517/228822.6
Diabetes395/228817.3
Chronic Lung Disease188/22888.2
Hypercholesterolemia156/22886.8
Malignancy (Active or in Remission)108/22884.7
Chronic Renal Disease83/22883.6
Cerebrovascular Disease54/22882.4
Chronic Hepatic Disease38/22881.7
Not Specified145/22886.3
Others**156/22886.8
Radiological Findings9402DescriptionNo. Patients%
Ground Glass Opacity (GGO)115/40228.6
GGO + Consolidations52/40212.9
Pleural effusion15/4023.7
Consolidations18/4024.5
Normal11/4022.7
Distribution
Multiple Lobes250/40262.2
Single Lobe4/4021.0
Not Specified148/40236.8
Bilateral234/40258.2
Unilateral32/4028.0
Not Specified136/40233.8
Peripheral18/4024.5
Peripheral + Central10/4022.5
Central0/4020.0
Not Specified374/40293.0
Outcome144531No. Patients%
Hospitalized (As of date of publication)2290/453150.5
Discharged1203/453126.6
Death907/453120.0
Not Specified131/45312.9
Complications93241No. Patients%
Renal Impairment/ Injury832/324125.7
Secondary Infection160/32414.9
Hepatic Impairment/ Injury147/32414.5
ARDS126/32413.9
Acute Heart Injury79/32412.4
Cardiac insufficiency59/32411.8
Arrhythmia35/32411.1
Others +57/32411.8
Treatment (drugs)9476No. Patients%
Antiviral Therapy++330/47669.3
Antibiotic Therapy-199/47641.8
Immunoglobulin134/47628.2
Glucocorticoids107/47622.5
Interferon98/47620.6
Lopinavir & Ritonavir61/47612.8
Umifenovir49/47610.3
Oseltamivir5/4761.1
Ribavirin4/4760.8
Supplementary Oxygen914241020/142471.4
Treatment (Mechanical Ventilation)104018No. Patients%
Invasive MV1344/401833.4
Non-Invasive MV96/40182.4
MV - Not specified30/40180.7