Patients with COVID-19 who received care at Mayo Clinic, whether in the hospital or at home, had outcomes that compared favorably to those reported nationally and internationally. These results demonstrate the value of an integrated, team-based approach to patient care and monitoring, according to a retrospective study of all patients with COVID-19 treated at Mayo Clinic March 1-July 31.
Included in the research during the study period were 7,891 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 and were treated at Mayo Clinic. Of those patients, 897 required hospitalization ― 354 in an ICU. An intensive, multilayered approach was used to manage patient care, leveraging clinical trials and available therapies, and using remote monitoring tools for patients before or after hospital care.
Just over 77.5% of hospitalized patients received at least one COVID-19 therapy, such as an antiviral drug, systemic steroid, immunomodulatory monoclonal antibody or convalescent plasma. Nearly one-quarter of hospitalized patients received two therapies, most commonly a combination of steroids and antiviral medications.
The research, published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, finds that mortality rates were lower than the national and international averages, and lower than what has been reported in other major studies and expanded-access programs. An overall mortality rate of 1.1% was reported for patients treated at Mayo, with inpatient mortality of 7.1% and ICU mortality of 11.9%.
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