作者
Masoumeh Mohamadi, Azadeh Goodarzi, Armin Aryannejad, Nima Fattahi, Mahtab Alizadeh-Khoei, Shahnaz Miri, Hamidreza Hekmat, Moloud Payab, Mohammad Bodaghabadi
发表日期
2020
来源
Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran
卷号
34
页码范围
123
出版商
Iran University of Medical Sciences
简介
Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, elderly individuals (with the chronological age of 65 years and above) are more susceptible to the SARS-CoV-2 infection complications due to altered immune system response and the higher rate of underlying comorbidities. A vast majority of mortalities are reported in elderly patients; thus, this study aimed to evaluate complications of COVID-19 in elderly patients.
Methods: A systematic review was conducted according to MOOSE guidelines. Science Direct, Google Scholar, Scopus, PubMed databases were searched for published articles related to COVID-19 in the elderly up to March 26, 2020. Search MeSh terms included" Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2"," 2019-nCoV"," SARS-CoV-2"," comorbidity"," elderly", and" geriatrics".
Results: In total 1360 potentially relevant articles were screened, of which 35 were relevant and their full texts were …
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