@article{fdi:010084769,
  title = {{W}ho were hospitalized deceased patients from {COVID}-19 during the first year of pandemic? {R}etrospective analysis of 1104 deceased patients in {S}outh of {F}rance},
  author = {{A}rlotto, {S}. and {L}egueult, {K}. and {B}lin, {A}. and {C}ortaredona, {S}{\'e}bastien and {G}iraud-{G}atineau, {A}. and {B}ailly, {L}. and {J}imeno, {M}. {T}. and {D}elorme, {L}. and {B}rouqui, {P}. and {L}agier, {J}. {C}. and {M}illion, {M}. and {D}ellamonica, {J}. and {C}olson, {P}. and {C}arles, {M}. and {R}aoult, {D}. and {P}radier, {C}. and {G}entile, {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}ntroduction {F}ollowing the first year of the {COVID}-19 pandemic, a complete analysis of the characteristics of the deceased hospitalized patients was performed, to identify factors related to premature mortality and to compare patient profiles according to the epidemic periods. {M}ethods {R}etrospective analysis of 1104 deceased patients in two {U}niversity {H}ospitals in {S}outh-eastern {F}rance, between {M}arch 1, 2020 and {M}arch 12, 2021 from {H}ospital's electronic medical records was performed. {R}esults {M}ean age was 80 years (+/- 11.1) and 10% of the deceased were younger than 65 years with specific comorbidities, e.g., genetic conditions, metastatic cancer, or massive obesity. {A}mong the three clusters identified, two clusters (75% of deceased patients) include very elderly patients with numerous comorbidities, and differ by their proportion of dependent institutionalized patients. {T}he third cluster is made up of younger patients with fewer but severe comorbidities. {D}eceased patients' profiles varied according to the epidemic periods: during the first period ({M}arch-{J}une 2020), more patients were institutionalized. {T}he second period ({S}eptember-{D}ecember2020) coincided with a higher mortality rate. {C}onclusions {T}his study confirmed that most patients hospitalized and dying from {COVID}-19 were frail, i.e., elderly and/or highly comorbid and that the small proportion of young patients had severe comorbidities.},
  keywords = {{COVID}-19 ; {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 ; {M}ortality ; premature ; {F}railty ; {C}omorbidity ; {FRANCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {E}pidemiology and {G}lobal {H}ealth},
  volume = {[{E}arly access]},
  numero = {},
  pages = {[10 ]},
  ISSN = {2210-6006},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1007/s44197-022-00039-3},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084769},
}