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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2021

COVID-19 in Northeast Bosnia and Herzegovina and patient's length of hospitalization.

Alma Trnacevic, Amer Mujkanovic, Noura Al-Salloum, Amra Sakusic, Emir Trnacevic, Emir Jusufovic, Fatima Hukic, Rahima Jahic, Richard Stratton

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Alma Trnacevic *Department of Infectious Diseases, Tuzla University Clinical Center, Ibre Pasica bb, 7500, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Amer Mujkanovic *Department of Infectious Diseases, Tuzla University Clinical Center, Ibre Pasica bb, 7500, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Amer.mujkanovic.18@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3915-0140
Noura Al-SalloumDepartment for Family Medicine, King Fahad Medical City, As Sulimaniyah, Riyadh, 12231, Saudi Arabia.
Amra SakusicMayo Clinic Florida; Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Middlewich Rd, Crewe, CW1 4QJ, UK.
Emir TrnacevicDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Tuzla University Clinical Center, Ibre Pasica bb, 7500, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Emir JusufovicDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Tuzla University Clinical Center, Ibre Pasica bb, 7500, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Fatima HukicDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Tuzla University Clinical Center, Ibre Pasica bb, 7500, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Rahima JahicDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Tuzla University Clinical Center, Ibre Pasica bb, 7500, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Richard StrattonDepartment of Medicine, Royal Free Trust, Pond St, Hampstead, London, NW3 2QG, UK.
University Clinical Center Tuzla · BAKing Fahd Medical City · SAMid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GBRoyal Free London NHS Foundation Trust · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSince the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, clinical data from various parts of the world have been reported. Up till now, there has been no clinical data with regards to COVID-19 from Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H). The aim was to report on the first cohort of patients from B&H and to analyze factors that influence COVID-19 patient's length of hospitalization (LOH).

methodsThis retrospective cohort study was conducted at Tuzla University Clinical Center (UKC), B&H. It involved 25 COVID-19 positive patients that needed hospitalisation between March 28th and April 27th 2020. The LOH was measured from the time of admission to discharge. Factors analyzed induced age, BMI, presence of known comorbidities, serum creatinine and O

resultsThe mean age was 52.92 ± 19.15 years and BMI 28.80 ± 4.22. LOH for patients with BMI < 25 was 9 ± SE2.646 days (CI 95% 3.814-14.816) vs 14.182 ± SE .937 (CI 95% 12.346-16.018 p < 0.05; HR 5.148 CI95% 1.217 to 21.772 p = 0.026) for ≥25 BMI. The mean LOH of patients with normal levels of O

conclusionLOH varied among COVID-19 patients and was prolonged when analyzed for BMI ≥25, comorbidities, elevated creatinine, and O2 saturation < 95%. Furthermore, risk factors for COVID-19 patients in B&H do not deviate from those reported in other countries.

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