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Article data
Zhang (2020)
Clinical characteristics of COVID-19-infected cancer patients: A retrospective case study in three hospitals within Wuhan, China
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2020.03.296
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0923753420363833

Results
Findings
Radiological finding on admission (Patchy consolidation on CT on admission vs. Not present)
COVID-19 (severe/fatal)
Hazard ratio: 5.440 (1.500-19.750) Adjusted model. Calculated odds ratio based on data reported in the article.

Study characteristics

China

Retrospective cohort study

Medical records

28

Hospitalized cancer patients diagnosed with COVID-19 infection

Median age is 65 years old. 17 (60.7%) are males

Median

7 Day


Results

COVID-19 (severe/fatal)

15

Patients with condition leading to admission to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), the use of mechanical ventilation, or death

Findings

Radiological finding on admission

Patchy consolidation on CT on admission

Not present

4

15

Patchy consolidation on CT on admission

11

13

Hazard ratio

5.440 (1.500-19.750)

No

Yes

Yes

risk was adjusted for age and gender


Other information

The low sample size (n=28) could have limited statistical power.

Average

Yes

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