التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of severe (ICU) COVID-19 patients in Saudi Arabia: A single centre study |
| المؤلفون: |
Saleh Alghamdi |
| المصدر: |
Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, Vol 29, Iss 10, Pp 1096-1101 (2021) |
| بيانات النشر: |
Elsevier, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: |
2021 |
| المجموعة: |
LCC:Therapeutics. Pharmacology |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
Coronavirus, COVID-19, Antibiotics, Hydroxychloroquine, Intensive care unit, Saudi Arabia, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950 |
| الوصف: |
Background: There is limited information describing the presenting features and treatment outcomes of intensive care unit (ICU) patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Saudi Arabia. Objective: To investigates the clinical, epidemiological, laboratory, radiological, vital signs and treatment characteristics/outcomes of severe (ICU) COVID-19 patients in Albaha region, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted from 01 April 2020 to 31 August 2020 involving files review of 171 patients admitted to the ICU of a COVID-19 treatment centre as a result of severe symptoms. Results: Around a third of the ICU patients admitted were over 66 years of age, 59.6% males, 45% diabetics, 39% hypertensive, 25.7% smokers. Patients had symptoms such as 79% fever, 78% cough, 75% headache, 59% sore throat, 57% runny nose, and 75% cough. More than half of the patients had 0.5 u/ml) were the most significant laboratory results. The median stay in the hospital ranged from 4 to 15.6 days, and the ICU time ranged from 4 to 12.7 days. Approximately 29% of patients received antiviral, antimalarial, and antibiotic treatment, while 27.5% of patients received antibiotics and antimalarial therapy alone. Incorporating hydroxychloroquine in treatment protocols did not improve patients’ outcomes. Conclusions: Older age and cardio-metabolic comorbidities increase the risks of sever COVID-19. Different treatment protocols fail to improve mortality rates and urgent efforts are required to prevent the disease and reduce its severity. |
| نوع الوثيقة: |
article |
| وصف الملف: |
electronic resource |
| اللغة: |
English |
| تدمد: |
1319-0164 |
| Relation: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319016421001559; https://doaj.org/toc/1319-0164 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.jsps.2021.08.008 |
| URL الوصول: |
https://doaj.org/article/28b56abe4f394c50a0c591e1d175755b |
| رقم الانضمام: |
edsdoj.28b56abe4f394c50a0c591e1d175755b |
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