Risk factors for longer-term mortality in discharged patients with dementia and SARS-CoV-2 infection: a matched case–control study.
Publication: Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease
Chen S, Cardinal RN, Gräf S, O’Brien JT, Underwood BR
28 January 2023
Summary
We examined longer-term mortality in patients with dementia and SARS-CoV-2 infection. We found an increased mortality in patients with dementia beyond the acute phase of illness. We identified several investigation results associated with increased mortality, and increased mortality in patients prescribed antipsychotics or benzodiazepines.