ICU admission of COVID-19 patients: Identification of risk factors
Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia
; 37(1):202-207, 2021.
Article
in English
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-1223225
ABSTRACT
Background:
The WHO has declared COVID-19 as a global pandemic with a rapidly increasing number of patients at a rate exceeding the limits of health-care resources. Some people seem to be at higher risk of worse prognosis and increased mortality. Identifying these vulnerable groups is a necessity. Aim of study To identify the risk factors associated with ICU admission in COVID-19 patients.Methodology:
We present a retrospective study where the clinical data of patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection were collected from Ain-Shams University Isolation-Hospital records on admission from 10 April 2020 to 30 July 2020 to identify risk factors in patients requiring ICU admission during hospital stay.Results:
Of 323 subjects diagnosed by the RT-PCR as positive COVID-19, 62 (19.2%) of which were admitted at the ICU. The mean age of the subjects was 46.6 ± 16 years. Significant morbidities were associated with higher age groups (p value 0.000), smokers (p value 0.004), Cairo-residents (p value 0.009), being a health-care provider (p value 0.001) and hypertensive patients (p value 0.000).Conclusions:
Elderly, smokers, diabetic and hypertensive need further attention during disease course. Our results call for further investigations of risk factors for COVID-19 severity;preferably on large prospective cohorts, to increase their validity.
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Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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