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2220-3141(online) |
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Medicine, General & Internal |
| Manuscript Type |
Observational Study |
| Article Title |
Association of latitude and altitude with adverse outcomes in patients with COVID-19: The VIRUS registry
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| Manuscript Source |
Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Aysun Tekin, Shahraz Qamar, Romil Singh, Vikas Bansal, Mayank Sharma, Allison LeMahieu, Andrew C Hanson, Phillip J Schulte, Marija Bogojevic, Neha Deo, Simon Zec, Diana J Valencia Morales, Katherine A Belden, Smith F Heavner, Margit Kaufman, Sreekanth Cheruku, Valerie C Danesh, Valerie M Banner-Goodspeed, Catherine A St Hill, Amy B Christie, Syed A Khan, Lynn Retford, Karen Boman, Vishakha K Kumar, John C O'Horo, Juan Pablo Domecq, Allan J Walkey, Ognjen Gajic, Rahul Kashyap, Salim Surani and The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Discovery Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal Study (VIRUS): COVID-19 Registry Investigator Group |
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| Corresponding Author |
Salim Surani, FACP, FCCP, MD, MSc, Doctor, Doctor, Professor, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Texas A&M University, 8447 Riverside Pkwy,, Bryan, Texas 77807, United States. srsurani@hotmail.com |
| Key Words |
28 d mortality; Altitude; COVID-19; Hospital-free days; Latitude; Outcomes |
| Core Tip |
We detected an association between latitude and mortality within 28 d of admission and hospital-free days in this worldwide study. When the baseline features were taken into account, however, this did not stay significant. Our findings suggest that differences observed in previous epidemiological studies may be due to ecological fallacy rather than implying a causal relationship at the patient level. |
| Publish Date |
2022-03-03 02:36 |
| Citation |
Tekin A, Qamar S, Singh R, Bansal V, Sharma M, LeMahieu AM, Hanson AC, Schulte PJ, Bogojevic M, Deo N, Zec S, Valencia Morales DJ, Belden KA, Heavner SF, Kaufman M, Cheruku S, Danesh VC, Banner-Goodspeed VM, St. Hill CA, Christie AB, Khan SA, Retford L, Boman K, Kumar VK, O'Horo JC, Domecq JP, Walkey AJ, Gajic O, Kashyap R, Surani S. Association of latitude and altitude with adverse outcomes in patients with COVID-19: The VIRUS registry. World J Crit Care Med 2022; 11(2): 102-111 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3141/full/v11/i2/102.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.5492/wjccm.v11.i2.102 |
