ABSTRACT
Background: The ongoing pandemic COVID-19 is more serious for people with comorbidities and the elderly people. Comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and chronic liver disease affect the majority of COVID-19 patients. COVID-19 affected patients having comorbidities are often admitted to ICU for proper treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of co-morbidities on Covid-19 Positive Cases Admitted to ICU. Material & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Anesthesia and ICU, Shaheed Sheikh Abu Naser Specialized Hospital, Khulna, Bangladesh, during the period from June 2020 to July 2021. A total of 87 patients with covid-19 positive admitted to ICU were included in this study. Results: The majority of the study people were in the age group of 60-69. Most of the study people were male in with co-morbidities group (52.87%) and were female in without co-morbidities group (5.75%). Among 87 patients, 78 (89.6%) had different types of co-morbidities. More than half of the study people (64.37%) had diabetes. We found that the majority of the patients (77.30%) stayed in ICU for less than 15 days. 80.95% of patients with hypertension had to stay in ICU for less than 15 days. Among the patients with diabetes, 73.21% stayed in ICU for less than 15 days. About 8.97% of patients with diabetes were discharged from the hospital. 2.56% of patients with hypertension and diabetes were referred to another hospital. Among the death patients, 58.97% had diabetes and 43.59% had hypertension. Conclusions: Patients with comorbidities were more severely affected and had a higher mortality rate. Age, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension were the main factors affecting the survival of patients.