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Predictors of mortality and morbidity in critically ill COVID-19 patients: An experience from a low mortality country.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Rhabdomyolysis Reported in Association with SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 Vaccination: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of the pre-existing coronary heart disease on the prognosis of COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Population health outcomes in Qatar 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Article
- COVID-19: The Development and Validation of a New Mortality Risk Score.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- From past to present: Exploring COVID-19 in Qatar's hemodialysis population across Omicron dominant and pre-Omicron periods.PloS one · 2023Observational
- COVID-19 effect on patients with noncommunicable diseases: A narrative review.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Predictors of mortality and morbidity in critically ill COVID-19 patients: An experience from a low mortality country.Health science reports · 2022Article
- Lifestyle, course of COVID-19, and risk of Long-COVID in non-hospitalized patients.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Predictive Value of Systemic Immune-Inflammation index and Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Patients with Severe COVID-19.Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/HemostasisArticle
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Abstract
Background and Aims: Clinical characteristics and factors associated with mortality in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) in countries with low case fatality rates (CFR) are unknown. We sought to determine these in a large cohort of critically ill COVID-19 patients in Qatar and explore the early mortality predictors. Methods: We retrospectively studied the clinical characteristics and outcomes in patients admitted to the ICU at the national referral hospital for COVID-19 patients in Qatar. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine factors associated with mortality. Results: Between March 7 and July 16, 2020, a total of 1079 patients with COVID-19 were admitted to the ICU. The median (IQR) age of patients was 50 (41-59) years. Diabetes (47.3%) and hypertension (42.6%) were the most common comorbidities. In-hospital mortality was 12.6% overall and 25.9% among those requiring mechanical ventilation. Factors independently associated with mortality included older age ([OR]; 2.3 [95% CI; 1.92-2.75] for each 10-year increase in age, Conclusions: The mortality rate among critically ill COVID-19 patients is low in Qatar compared to other countries. Older age, chronic kidney disease, active malignancy, higher neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratios, lower platelet counts, higher serum ferritin levels, and higher serum bilirubin levels are independent predictors of in-hospital mortality.
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