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Evaluation of Patients With Covid-19 Diagnosis for Chronic Diseases
Murat Altuntas
Clinic of Family Medicine, University of Health Sciences Bagcılar Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Aim: Covid-19 is one of the most important pandemics in the world history. Chronic diseases, which are risk factors that increase the case fatality rates, have been the leading cause of death all over the world. In this study, it was aimed to detect coexisting diseases in patients hospitalized with the diagnosis of Covid-19.
Material and Method: It was carried out with the data of 229 inpatients in an intensive care unit between 01.06.2020 - 30.06.2020. Among the inclusion criteria of the study; it is necessary to have a diagnosis confirmed by PCR test, to be hospitalized in the relevant intensive care unit on the date of the study and to have data accessible through the hospital automation system. According to literature; chronic diseases of the patients and their effects on the covid-19 process were evaluated. Statistical analyzes were performed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 24.0 (IBM Corp .; Armonk, NY, USA).
Results: It was seen that the average age of the patients were 61.4±15.9 years old. While the average symptom duration was 8.2±5.3 days; total hospitalization period was 13.1±5.9 days. The length of stay of 75 patients who were sent to intensive care unit was determined as 10.1±7.1. The most common chronic disease among patients was hypertension with 47.2%. This was followed by diabetes mellitus (32.8%) and heart disease (27.5%), respectively. In the presented study, cough (59.4%), fever (58.5%) and shortness of breath (45.9%) were found to be the most common symptoms. Leukopenia, impairments in liver and muscle enzymes, abnormal C-reactive protein, ferritin and d-dimer levels were the important laboratory findings.
Conclusion: Particular attention should be paid to the elderly Covid-19 patients with chronic diseases, especially DM, HT and cancer.
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Chronic disease, Covid-19, diagnosis, patient
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Evaluation of Patients With Covid-19 Diagnosis for Chronic Diseases
Murat Altuntas
Clinic of Family Medicine, University of Health Sciences Bagcılar Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0282-2721
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On 10 Jan, 2021
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Received 02 Jan, 2021
Reviewer #4 agreed
On 26 Dec, 2020
Reviewer #3 agreed
On 25 Dec, 2020
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On 24 Dec, 2020
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Reviewer #1 agreed
On 23 Dec, 2020
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Aim: Covid-19 is one of the most important pandemics in the world history. Chronic diseases, which are risk factors that increase the case fatality rates, have been the leading cause of death all over the world. In this study, it was aimed to detect coexisting diseases in patients hospitalized with the diagnosis of Covid-19.
Material and Method: It was carried out with the data of 229 inpatients in an intensive care unit between 01.06.2020 - 30.06.2020. Among the inclusion criteria of the study; it is necessary to have a diagnosis confirmed by PCR test, to be hospitalized in the relevant intensive care unit on the date of the study and to have data accessible through the hospital automation system. According to literature; chronic diseases of the patients and their effects on the covid-19 process were evaluated. Statistical analyzes were performed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 24.0 (IBM Corp .; Armonk, NY, USA).
Results: It was seen that the average age of the patients were 61.4±15.9 years old. While the average symptom duration was 8.2±5.3 days; total hospitalization period was 13.1±5.9 days. The length of stay of 75 patients who were sent to intensive care unit was determined as 10.1±7.1. The most common chronic disease among patients was hypertension with 47.2%. This was followed by diabetes mellitus (32.8%) and heart disease (27.5%), respectively. In the presented study, cough (59.4%), fever (58.5%) and shortness of breath (45.9%) were found to be the most common symptoms. Leukopenia, impairments in liver and muscle enzymes, abnormal C-reactive protein, ferritin and d-dimer levels were the important laboratory findings.
Conclusion: Particular attention should be paid to the elderly Covid-19 patients with chronic diseases, especially DM, HT and cancer.