Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33230989›Full record

ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2020

Clinical Features of COVID-19 in Uzbekistan.

KyungHee Kim, Jae Wook Choi, Juyoung Moon, Habibulla Akilov, Laziz Tuychiev, Bakhodir Rakhimov, Kwang Sung Min

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Journal of Korean medical science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Review
  3. Article
  4. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

KyungHee KimInstitute for Environmental Health, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0260-2649
Jae Wook ChoiInstitute for Environmental Health, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1996-7524
Juyoung MoonInstitute for Environmental Health, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5965-2949
Habibulla AkilovThe Tashkent Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0351-4157
Laziz TuychievThe Tashkent Medical Academy, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3457-1616
Bakhodir RakhimovGraduate School of Public Health, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8283-9691
Kwang Sung MinDepartment of International Development Cooperation, Graduate School of Pan-Pacific International Studies, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9697-3015

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAs of April 30, 2020, a total of 2,039 cases of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were confirmed in the Republic of Uzbekistan after the first detection on March 15. Reports on symptoms of COVID-19 are non-specific and known to vary from asymptomatic, mild to severe, or fatal. This study aimed to analyze the symptomatic and clinical characteristics of study participants based on the medical records of participants hospitalized with COVID-19 in Uzbekistan.

methodsWe collected all data from medical records of COVID-19 confirmed patients in 19 hospitals from 13 regions of Uzbekistan between March 15 and April 30. We selected 1,030 patients discharged from the hospitals after COVID-19 treatment as study participants, excluding those with missing data. Further, we collected demographics, symptoms, clinical outcomes, and treatment data through medical records.

resultsMore than half (57.6%) of confirmed cases of COVID-19 were males, and the median age was 36.0 years. The most frequent symptoms at the first inspection on hospital admission of all patients were fatigue (59.7%), dry cough (54.1%), pharyngalgia (31.6%), headache (20.6%), and anorexia (12.5%). Compared to the oldest group, the youngest group showed a lower frequency of symptoms. About half of the group aged 18-49 years reported that they came from abroad. One-fifth of patients in group 50-84 received oxygen support, while no patients in group aged 0-17 years received oxygen support. About two-thirds of the participants from intensive care unit (ICU) came from abroad, whereas 42.1% of the non-ICU group returned from other countries. Regarding symptoms, 16.9% of the patients in the ICU group were asymptomatic, while 5.8% in the non-ICU group were asymptomatic.

conclusionThis study suggests that the medical delivery system and resource distribution need to be implemented based on clinical characteristics by age and severity to delay and effectively respond to the spread of infections in the future. This study analyzed symptoms of COVID-19 patients across Uzbekistan, which is useful as primary data for policies on COVID-19 in Uzbekistan.

Indexed as

AdolescentAdultAntiviral AgentsChildChild, PreschoolCoughCOVID-19FatigueFemaleGlucocorticoidsHumansHyperbaric OxygenationInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMiddle AgedAntiviral AgentsGlucocorticoidsCharacteristicsCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2Uzbekistan

Identifiers

PMID33230989
PMCPMC7683242

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.