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ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2022

Early Determinants of Mortality in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Khalid Aziz Ansari, Marwan Jabr Alwazzeh, Feras Ahmed Alkuwaiti, Faraz Ahmed Farooqi, Noor Al Khathlan, Hussain Almutawah, Mustafa Alahmed, Hussain Alfaraj, Ahmed Aljarrash, Jaffar Almadhary and 5 more

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Article in International journal of general medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Khalid Aziz AnsariDepartment of Respiratory Care, College of Applied Medical Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Marwan Jabr AlwazzehDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Feras Ahmed AlkuwaitiDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Faraz Ahmed FarooqiDepartment of Dental Education, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Noor Al KhathlanDepartment of Respiratory Care, College of Applied Medical Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-2635-2528
Hussain AlmutawahDepartment of Respiratory Care, College of Applied Medical Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Mustafa AlahmedDepartment of Respiratory Care, College of Applied Medical Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Hussain AlfarajDepartment of Respiratory Care, College of Applied Medical Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed AljarrashDepartment of Respiratory Care, College of Applied Medical Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Jaffar AlmadharyDepartment of Respiratory Care, College of Applied Medical Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Sarah AlwarthanDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed Mohammed AlsahlawiDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah Bandar AlmashoufDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Moammer AlqasimDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Elaf AlkuwaitiCollege of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University · SAKing Fahd Hospital of the University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study investigated the clinical determinants of mortality in hospitalized patients infected with COVID-19. PATIENTS AND

methodsA retrospective multicenter large cohort of COVID-19 patients hospitalized between March 2020 and February 2021. We included patients admitted with a confirmed COVID-19 infection with positive COVID-19 through real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). SPSS version 25.0 (Armonk, NY: IBM Corp.) was used to analyze the data.

resultsAmong the study participants (n = 1444), the mean age of the population was 49.22±17.69 years, of which 63.9% were males (n = 924). Overall, the mean age for non-survivors was 55.65 ±16.41 years and the length of ICU stay was 13.95 ±12.4 years. The most common comorbidity among the study subjects was hypertension (HTN) (32.7%), followed by cardiovascular disease (CVD) (10.7%). Patients who were mechanically ventilated (MV) had higher mortality than those who did not require MV (p < 0.001).

conclusionOur study concluded that old age, the presence of underlying cardiovascular conditions, an abnormal WBC count (leukopenia or leukocytosis), and abnormal blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels are among the independent predictors of mortality in the Saudi population. These findings may guide health care providers to manage COVID-19 patients more effectively with better outcomes.

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