Subject Selection and procedure
All confirmed COVID-19 patients with a registered COVID-related death
were included in the current study. No restrictions were made regarding
age, gender, nationality, or the admitting department. We excluded
deaths not certified as being as a direct result of COVID-19 or patients
with suspected COVID-19 status.
Patients’ demographics, documented deaths, the cause of death, and the
treatments provided, admission details, and hospital stay details were
all collected. We reviewed records for cases between March 2020 and May
2020.