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Factors associated with admission to the intensive care unit and mortality in patients with COVID-19, Colombia.
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- Survival of hospitalised COVID-19 patients in Hawassa, Ethiopia: a cohort study.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Clinical outcomes in patients with diabetes and stress hyperglycemia that developed SARS-CoV-2 infectionBiomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud · 2024Article
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- Comparative Clinical Assessment and Risk Stratification of COVID-19 and Influenza Infections in Adults and Children: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Bulletin of emergency and trauma · 2024Review
- Predictors to Intensive Care Unit admission among patient with coronavirus disease in Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital, Nepal: A case-control study.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
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- Use of Systemic Antibiotics in Patients with COVID-19 in Colombia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Risk factors for persistent tomographic abnormalities at 6 months of follow-up in a cohort of hospitalized patients with moderate and severe COVID-19 living at high altitude.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- A Calculator for COVID-19 Severity Prediction Based on Patient Risk Factors and Number of Vaccines Received.Microorganisms · 2022Article
- Prescription Patterns of Drugs Given to Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study in Colombia.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Predicting COVID-19 severity using major risk factors and received vaccines.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected millions of people worldwide, and several sociodemographic variables, comorbidities and care variables have been associated with complications and mortality.
objectiveTo identify the factors associated with admission to intensive care units (ICUs) and mortality in patients with COVID-19 from 4 clinics in Colombia.
methodsThis was a follow-up study of a cohort of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 between March and August 2020. Sociodemographic, clinical (Charlson comorbidity index and NEWS 2 score) and pharmacological variables were identified. Multivariate analyses were performed to identify variables associated with the risk of admission to the ICU and death (p<0.05).
resultsA total of 780 patients were analyzed, with a median age of 57.0 years; 61.2% were male. On admission, 54.9% were classified as severely ill, 65.3% were diagnosed with acute respiratory distress syndrome, 32.4% were admitted to the ICU, and 26.0% died. The factors associated with a greater likelihood of ICU admission were severe pneumonia (OR: 9.86; 95%CI:5.99-16.23), each 1-point increase in the NEWS 2 score (OR:1.09; 95%CI:1.002-1.19), history of ischemic heart disease (OR:3.24; 95%CI:1.16-9.00), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (OR:2.07; 95%CI:1.09-3.90). The risk of dying increased in those older than 65 years (OR:3.08; 95%CI:1.66-5.71), in patients with acute renal failure (OR:6.96; 95%CI:4.41-11.78), admitted to the ICU (OR:6.31; 95%CI:3.63-10.95), and for each 1-point increase in the Charlson comorbidity index (OR:1.16; 95%CI:1.002-1.35).
conclusionsFactors related to increasing the probability of requiring ICU care or dying in patients with COVID-19 were identified, facilitating the development of anticipatory intervention measures that favor comprehensive care and improve patient prognosis.
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