Characteristics and outcomes of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 at a tertiary hospital in Nigeria
| Autor: | Olukemi Adekanmbi, Olayinka Ilesanmi, Olusola Idowu, Arinola Esan, Yemi R Raji, Adeola Fowotade, Olubunmi Ogunlade, Adegboyega Akere, Oluwaseun Ololade, Kehinde Ojifinni, Olurotimi Akinola, Akintunde Orunmuyi, Uwom Eze, Victor Akinmoladun, Abiodun Adeoye, Akindele Adebiyi, E Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa, Jesse A Otegbayo, Kayode Osungbade |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | African Health Sciences; Vol. 23 No. 1 (2023); 72-82 |
| ISSN: | 1680-6905 1729-0503 |
| Popis: | Background: Data regarding the features and outcomes of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Africa are increasingly available. Objectives: To describe socio-demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 86 adult patients hospitalized with COVID-19 between March and November 2020. Characteristics were described in survivors and non-survivors. Results: Mean age was 60.9±16.1 years, 53(61.6%) were male. Co-morbidities were found in 77(89.5%) patients. On severity, 6(7%) were mild, 23(26.7%) moderate, 51(59.3%) severe and 6(7%) critical. Oxygen saturation and respiratory rate were 71±22% and 38±11/minute in non-survivors and 90±7% and 31±7/minute in survivors respectively (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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