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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2021

Case series of COVID-19 patients from the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Area in China.

Ji-Jie Li, Hui-Qiong Zhang, Pei-Jun Li, Zhi-Lan Xin, Ai-Qi Xi, Zhuo-Ma, Yue-He Ding, Zheng-Ping Yang, Si-Qing Ma

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Ji-Jie LiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Qinghai Province Fourth People's Hospital, Xining 810000, Qinghai Province, China.
Hui-Qiong ZhangQinghai Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xining 810000, Qinghai Province, China.
Pei-Jun LiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Qinghai Province Fourth People's Hospital, Xining 810000, Qinghai Province, China.
Zhi-Lan XinDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Qinghai Province Fourth People's Hospital, Xining 810000, Qinghai Province, China.
Ai-Qi XiQinghai Province Fourth People's Hospital, Xining 810000, Qinghai Province, China.
Zhuo-Ma
Yue-He DingQinghai Province Fourth People's Hospital, Xining 810000, Qinghai Province, China.
Zheng-Ping YangDepartment of Intensive Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Qinghai Province, Xining 810000, Qinghai Province, China.
Si-Qing MaDepartment of Intensive Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Qinghai Province, Xining 810000, Qinghai Province, China. 969658161@qq.com.
Qinghai No.3 People's Hospital · CNQinghai Institute for Endemic Diease Prevention and Control · CN

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Abstract

backgroundCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a serious infection caused by the new coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The disease was first identified in December 2019 and has caused significant morbidity and mortality worldwide.

aimTo explore the clinical characteristics and treatments for COVID-19 in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Area in China.

methodsWe retrospectively analyzed the blood cell counts (neutrophils and lymphocytes), blood gas analysis, and thoracic computed tomography changes of patients from Qinghai Province before, during, and after treatment (January 23, 2020 to February 21, 2020). In addition, we summarized and analyzed the information of critical patients. All data were analyzed using SPSS 17.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, United States). The quantitative and count variables are represented as the mean ± SD and

resultsThe main symptoms and signs of patients with COVID-19 were fever, dry cough, cough with phlegm, difficulty breathing, and respiratory distress with a respiration rate ≥ 30 times/min, finger oxygen saturation ≤ 93% in the resting state, and oxygenation index less than 200 but greater than 100 (after altitude correction). Eighteen patients with COVID-19, of whom three were critical, and the others were in a mild condition, were included. The main manifestations included fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Three patients developed difficulty breathing and had a fever. They were eventually cured and discharged. Adjuvant examinations showed one case with reduced white cell count (6%) (< 4 × 10

conclusionOur findings provide critical insight into assessing the clinical diagnosis and treatment for COVID-19 in the Tibetan plateau area.

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Blood cellCase seriesCOVID-19PlateauPneumoniaQinghai

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