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SynthesisBiological research for nursing2022

Clinical Features of COVID-19 Patients in the First Year of Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Mohammed Al Maqbali, Khalid Al Badi, Mohammed Al Sinani, Norah Madkhali, Geoffrey L Dickens

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Synthesis in Biological research for nursing, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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  12. Diarrhea and Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection.Gastroenterology clinics of North America · 2023
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  13. Myocarditis in COVID-19: a focus on the pediatric population.American journal of cardiovascular disease · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Mohammed Al MaqbaliDepartment of Nursing Midwifery and Health, 373117Northumbria University, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2023-5627
Khalid Al BadiAl Buraimi University College, Al Buraimi, Oman.
Mohammed Al SinaniReproductive and Developmental Biology, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, 4957Imperial College London, London, UK.
Norah Madkhali123285Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Geoffrey L DickensMental Health Nursing Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, 373117Northumbria University, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) carries a high risk of infection and has spread rapidly around the world. However, there are limited data about the clinical symptoms globally. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to identify the prevalence of the clinical symptoms of patient with COVID-19.

methodsA systematic review and meta-analysis were carried out. The following databases were searched: PubMed, CINAHL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, medRxiv, and Google Scholar, from December 1st, 2019 to January 1st, 2021. Prevalence rates were pooled with meta-analysis using a random-effects model. Heterogeneity was tested using I-squared (I

resultsA total of 215 studies, involving 132,647 COVID-19 patients, met the inclusion criteria. The pooled prevalence of the four most common symptoms were fever 76.2% (

conclusionThis meta-analysis found the most prevalent symptoms of COVID-19 patients were fever, coughing, fatigue, and dyspnea. This knowledge might be beneficial for the effective treatment and control of the COVID-19 outbreak. Additional studies are required to distinguish between symptoms during and after, in patients with COVID-19.

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COVID-19PandemicsFatigueFeverHumansSARS-CoV-2clinical symptomsCOVID-19meta-analysissystematic review

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PMCPMC8968436

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