Assessment of Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients Hospitalized in Intensive Care Unit of Afzalipour Hospital, Kerman, 2020

Hashemian, Morteza; Raeesi, Reza; Kariminasab, Alireza; Nasiri, Naser; Mehmandoost, Soheil

doi:10.34172/JHAD.92375

Assessment of Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients Hospitalized in Intensive Care Unit of Afzalipour Hospital, Kerman, 2020

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Morteza Hashemian ¹

Reza Raeesi ¹

Alireza Kariminasab ²

Naser Nasiri ³

Soheil Mehmandoost ⁴

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

² Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

³ School of Public Health, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

⁴ HIV/STI Surveillance Research Center, and WHO Collaborating Center for HIV Surveillance, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

10.34172/JHAD.92375

Abstract

Abstract
Background: Different types of coronaviruses, such as Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), severe acute respiratory syndrome
(SARS), and COVID-19, cause different symptoms in individuals based on their clinical and demographic signatures, leading to
either alleviation or exaggeration of the disease according to patients’ characteristics. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate
the demographic and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of Afzalipur hospital
of Kerman.
Methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study in which we reviewed the medical files of COVID-19 patients admitted to
the ICU of Afzalipur hospital, Kerman City, in 2019.
Results: Out of a total of 143 COVID-19 patients, 87 (60.8%) were men, and the mean ± standard deviation of the age of the
patients was 56.9 ± 22.7 years. The most common symptoms were dyspnea (81.1% n = 116), fatigue (53.8%, n = 77), and dry cough
(44.8%, n = 64). Lacrimation and pleuritic pain were observed in 3.5% (n = 5) of the patients.
Conclusion: Dyspnea and fatigue were the most common symptoms in COVID-19 patients at the beginning of the pandemic. Also,
due to the relatively high mortality rate in our patients compared to other studies, there is a need for appropriate planning to cope
with similar situations in the future.

Keywords

COVID-19

Intensive care unit

Iran

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