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ArticleJournal of hematology2021

ABO in Correlation to the Requirement of Mechanical Ventilation and Mortality in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19.

Rehab Y Al-Ansari, Abdulaziz Alshaer, Aamer Al-Anazi, Nasser Al-Otaibi, Leena Abdalla, Sufana Al-Tarrah, Amal Shilash, Nada Al-Zahrani

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Article in Journal of hematology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rehab Y Al-AnsariAdult Hematology Unit, Internal Medicine Department, KFMMC, Dhahran 31932, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4331-5769
Abdulaziz AlshaerCritical Care Department, KFMMC, Dhahran 31932, Saudi Arabia.
Aamer Al-AnaziLaboratory Department-Blood Bank, KFMMC, Dhahran 31932, Saudi Arabia.
Nasser Al-OtaibiLaboratory Department-Blood Bank, KFMMC, Dhahran 31932, Saudi Arabia.
Leena AbdallaAdult Hematology Unit, Internal Medicine Department, KFMMC, Dhahran 31932, Saudi Arabia.
Sufana Al-TarrahInternal Medicine Department, KFMMC, Dhahran 31932, Saudi Arabia.
Amal ShilashInfection Control Department, KFMMC, Dhahran 31932, Saudi Arabia.
Nada Al-ZahraniInternal Medicine Department, KFMMC, Dhahran 31932, Saudi Arabia.
King Fahd Military Medical Complex · SA

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Abstract

backgroundCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that was first discovered in December 2019 and turned to be pandemic in early March 2020. We aimed to describe the dominant ABO group and outcomes of critically ill patients (respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation and mortality) in a Saudi Arabian setting.

methodsWe conducted an observational, analytic cross-sectional, retrospective study in a tertiary care hospital. Around 90 candidates tested positive for COVID-19 were enrolled in this study during admission to critical care unit between May 2020 and September 2020. Blood group was detected in all patients included in the study during admission to critical care unit.

resultsIn this study, data of 90 patients with COVID-19 admitted to critical care unit were collected. Some prevalent medical conditions were collected, in which hypertension (64.2%) and diabetes mellitus (58.9%) were the most reported comorbidities among patients and there was no significant difference between groups. Most of the sample had blood group of O (45.6%), while the least group was AB (5.6%). Patients with blood group of A/AB showed the highest mortality vs. group O/B (32% vs. 18.5%) with significant P value of 0.001. Patients of groups A/AB had higher risk for intubation than O/B groups (52.0% and 49.2%, respectively; confidence interval of 0.44 - 2.8 with insignificant P value of 0.055). Length of stay in critical care unit was significantly higher in group A/AB with a mean course of 18.20 days in comparison to group O/B with a mean course of 12.63 days (P = 0.033).

conclusionOur data indicate that critically ill patients with COVID-19 with blood group A/AB are at increased risk of mortality and length of stay in critical care unit, with insignificant requirement of mechanical ventilation when compared with patients with blood group O/B. Future larger studies are needed to validate and understand the underlying mechanisms.

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ABO blood groupingCOVID-19Critically ill patientsLength of stayMechanical ventilationMortality

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