Some patients are at increased risk for mortality associated with COVID-19 infection. These patients benefit from greater precautions and more aggressive management.
Parameters:
(1) age in years
(2) comorbid conditions
Age in Years
Risk (Ruan et al)
<= 40
very low
41 to 50
low
51 to 65
moderate
66 to 70
high
>70
very high
Comorbid conditions include:
(1) smoking/COPD/chronic lung disease
(2) heart failure
(3) coronary artery disease
(4) hypertension
(5) diabetes
(6) immunodeficiency/immunosuppression, including transplant
(7) other (chronic kidney, cancer, other)
The risk of severe disease and mortality increases with age and severity of comorbid conditions.
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