In:
Scientific Reports, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 11, No. 1 ( 2021-04-22)
Abstract:
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can present with a variety of symptoms. Severity of the disease may be associated with several factors. Here, we review clinical features of COVID-19 inpatients with different severities. This cross-sectional study was performed in Imam Reza hospital, Mashhad, Iran, during February–April 2020. COVID-19 patients with typical computed tomography (CT) patterns and/or positive reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) were included. The patients were classified into three groups of moderate, severe, and critical based on disease severity. Demographic, clinical, laboratory, and radiologic findings were collected and compared. P 〈 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Overall, 200 patients with mean age of 69.75 ± 6.39 years, of whom 82 (41%) were female were studied. Disease was severe/critical in the majority of patients (167, 83.5%). Disease severity was significantly associated with age, malignant comorbidities, dyspnea, nausea/vomiting, confusion, respiratory rate, pulse rate, O 2 saturation, extent of CT involvement, serum C-reactive protein (CRP), pH, pO 2 , and aspartate transaminase (P 〈 0.05). Moreover, complications including shock, coagulopathy, acidosis, sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and intubation were significantly higher in patients with higher severities (P 〈 0.05). O 2 saturation, nausea/vomiting, and extent of lung CT involvement were independent predictors of severe/critical COVID-19 (OR 0.342, 45.93, and 25.48, respectively; P 〈 0.05). Our results indicate O 2 saturation, nausea/vomiting, and extent of lung CT involvement as independent predictors of severe COVID-19 conditions. Serum CRP levels and pO 2 were also considerably higher patients with higher severity and can be used along with other factors to predict severe disease in COVID-19 patients.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2045-2322
DOI:
10.1038/s41598-021-87917-1
Language:
English
Publisher:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication Date:
2021
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2615211-3
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