COVID-19 versus applied infection control policies in a Major Transplant Center in Iran

Autor: Mojtaba Shafiekhani, Tahmoores Niknam, Seyed Ahmad Tara, Parviz Mardani, Khatereh Mirzad Jahromi, Sedigheh Jafarian, Sara Arabsheybani, Halimeh Negahban, Majid Hamzehnejadi, Zahra Zare, Khadijeh Ghaedi Ghalini, Ali Ghasemnezhad, Mahmoud Akbari, Reza Shahriarirad, Seyed Ali MalekHosseini
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1478-7547
DOI: 10.1186/s12962-023-00427-x
Popis: Abstract Background Since Shiraz Transplant Center is one of the major transplant centers in Iran and the Middle East, this study was conducted to evaluate outcomes of the applied policies on COVID-19 detection and management. Methods During 4 months from March to June 2020, patient's data diagnosed with the impression of COVID-19 were extracted and evaluated based on demographic and clinical features, along with the length of hospital stay and expenses. Results Our data demonstrated that a total of 190 individuals, with a median age of 58, were diagnosed with COVID-19 during the mentioned period. Among these, 21 patients had a positive PCR test and 56 patients had clinical symptoms in favor of COVID-19. Also, 113 (59%) patients were classified as mild based on clinical evidence and were treated on an outpatient basis. Furthermore, 81 out of 450 cases (18%) of the healthcare workers at our center had either PCR of clinical features in favor of COVID-19. The mortality rate of our study was 11% and diabetes mellitus, hypertension were considered risk factors for obtaining COVID-19 infection. The direct cost of treatment and management of patients with COVID-19 amounted to 2,067,730,919 IRR, which considering the 77 patients admitted to Gary Zone per capita direct cost of treatment each patient was 26,853,648 IRR. Conclusion We demonstrated that the COVID-19 pandemic had a noticeable influence on our transplant center in aspects of delaying surgery and increased hospital costs and burden. However, by implanting proper protocols, we were able to was able to provide early detection for COVID-19 and apply necessary treatment and prevention protocols to safeguard the patients under its coverage, especially immunocompromised patients.
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