Seventy patients treated for COVID-19 by Østfold Hospital Trust. / 70 pasienter med covid-19 innlagt ved Sykehuset Østfold.
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen
; 140(18)2020 12 15.
Article
in English, Norwegian
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-993771
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
There is a need for further data on the COVID-19 situation in Norway. Our aim was to describe the patients admitted to our local hospital with COVID-19 in the spring of 2020. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
Data were retrieved retrospectively from our local quality register for COVID-19 and include all patients admitted to Østfold Hospital in the period 10 March 2020-31 May 2020.RESULTS:
A total of 70 patients were admitted, of whom 47 (67 %) were men. The mean age was 59 years (range 18-95). The most common comorbid conditions were obesity (n = 22, 31 %), chronic coronary artery disease (n = 21, 30 %) and diabetes (n = 17, 24 %). Thirteen patients (19 %) had no comorbidities. The most common symptoms were cough (n = 56, 80 %), dyspnoea (n = 51, 73 %) and fever (n = 48, 69 %). The most frequent complications were cardiac manifestations (n = 18, 26 %), acute respiratory distress syndrome (n = 14, 20 %) and acute kidney injury (n = 9, 13 %). Four (6 %) patients developed venous thromboembolism. Twenty patients (29 %) became critically ill. Thirteen (19 %) received treatment in the intensive care unit, and seven (10 %) died while in hospital.INTERPRETATION:
Most of those admitted were middle-aged men. Many had no comorbidities. The most frequent non-respiratory complications were cardiac manifestations and kidney injury. A large proportion of patients became critically ill secondary to acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Young adult
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
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Norwegian
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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