Coronavirus disease 2019-associated pneumonia: risk factors and predictors of severity
| Autor: | Shereen Farghaly, Sahar Hassany, Doaa Abdeltawab, Azza Abdelaal, Lamees M Bakkar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, Vol 71, Iss 2, Pp 149-155 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0422-7638 2090-9950 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/ecdt.ecdt_2_21 |
| Popis: | Context Since the emerging coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Wuhan, China, it has spread aggressively around the world. There is the need to perform several studies from different populations to identify the risk factors. Aims To distinguish patients at risk of severe COVID-19-associated pneumonia and to identify early clinical and laboratory predictors for severe pneumonia. Patients and methods This is a retrospective cohort study of patients with confirmed COVID-19. Patient data including demographic, clinical, laboratory, and radiological were collected from stored computer data and patients’ medical records. Clinically, in this study patients have been classified into severe and nonsevere patients. Results Out of 108 included patients, 57 were severe cases. Obesity was also an independent risk factor of severity in age less than 60 years. Inflammatory indices [C-reactive protein (CRP), D-dimer, ferritin) were also significantly elevated in the severe group at initial presentation (P |
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