Since the beginning of the year 2020, clinical characteristics of a new disease as theglobal COVID-19 epidemic has spread in France. People over 70 years of age are the moreconcerned by this virus in proportion and in gravity with some atypical first symptomscompared to younger patients. Evolution of the disease is variable from forms with fewsymptoms to severe forms sometimes quickly lethal.GERICOVID LYON is a descriptive analysis of all patients over 70 years of agehospitalised for COVID-19 in short geriatric unities of University Hospital of Lyon Thisstudy will allow more comprehension about COVID-19 in older people. The role ofpredictive factors, pre-existing comorbidities and the nature and frequency ofcomplications in a short period will be investigate. Treatments practices will beanalysed too.
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Other: Clinical data collection during hospitalization in short geriatric units.
Retrospective clinical data collection, at time of infection and 10 days later.
Correlation between mortality and gravity. Identification of predictive mortality factors
such as frailty, preexisting comorbidities, complications and treatments. Description of
medical prescription evolutions.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient over 70 years of age.
- Patient hospitalized in short geriatric units in University Hospital of Lyon.
- Patient diagnosed with COVID-19 (positive Polymerase Chain Reaction or a high
presumption of COVID-19 based on clinical and/or scannographic evidence).
- Patient Informed and non-opposed to the research (Patient informed of the study by
his medical doctor during hospitalization or by post, thanks to a generic
information sheet dedicated to COVID-19 researches).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient opposed to the research.
Service de gériatrie aigue de l'hôpital de la Croix Rousse. Hospices Civils de Lyon
Caluire-et-Cuire, Rhone, France
Service de gériatrie aigue de l'hôpital Edouard Herriot, Pavillon T. Hospices Civils de Lyon
Lyon, Rhone, France
Service de gériatrie aigue de l'hôpital Edouard Herriot. Hospices Civils de Lyon
Lyon, Rhone, France
Service de gériatrie aigue de l'hôpital Lyon Sud. Hospices Civils de Lyon
Pierre-Bénite, Rhone, France
Service de gériatrie aigue de l'hôpital des Charpennes. Hospices Civils de Lyon
Villeurbanne, Rhone, France
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