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(2) Methods: This retrospective cohort study was conducted from March to May 2020 and took place in three acute geriatric wards in France. Older patients hospitalized for COVID-19 infections were included. We collected clinical, radiological, and laboratory outcomes. (3) Results: Ninety-four patients were hospitalized and included in the final analysis. Mean age was 85.5 years and 55% were female. Sixty-four (68%) patients were confirmed COVID-19 cases and 30 (32%) were probable. A majority of patients were dependent (77%), 45% were malnourished, and the mean number of comorbidities was high in accordance with the CIRS-G score (12.3 \u00b1 25.6). The leading causes of hospitalization were fever (30%), dyspnea (28%), and geriatric syndromes (falls, delirium, malaise) (18%). Upon follow-up, 32% presented acute respiratory failure and 30% a geriatric complication. Frailty and geriatric characteristics were not correlated with mortality. Acute respiratory failure (p = 0.03) and lymphopenia (p = 0.02) were significantly associated with mortality. (4) Conclusions: Among older patients hospitalized with COVID-19, clinical presentations were frequently atypical and complications occurred frequently. Frailty and geriatric characteristics were not correlated with mortality.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/geriatrics5040065","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,9,27]],"date-time":"2020-09-27T22:24:42Z","timestamp":1601245482000},"page":"65","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":26,"title":["Acute Care of Older Patients with COVID-19: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"5","author":[{"given":"Zara","family":"Steinmeyer","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Geriatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, 31059 Toulouse, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9147-4436","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sara","family":"Vienne-Noyes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Geriatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, 31059 Toulouse, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marc","family":"Bernard","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Geriatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, 31059 Toulouse, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Armand","family":"Steinmeyer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Geriatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, 31059 Toulouse, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Laurent","family":"Balardy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Geriatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, 31059 Toulouse, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Antoine","family":"Piau","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Geriatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, 31059 Toulouse, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sandrine","family":"Sourdet","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Geriatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, 31059 Toulouse, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,9,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"WHO (2020). 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