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ArticleEthiopian journal of health sciences2022

Clinical Manifestations, Imaging Procedures and Laboratory Parameters among Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 in Ilam Province, Western Iran.

Mohammad Reza Kaffashian, Maryam Shirani, Maryam Koupaei, Nourkhoda Sadeghifard, Iraj Ahmadi, Aliashraf Mozafari, Ali Nazari, Mohsen Heidary, Saeed Khoshnood

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Article in Ethiopian journal of health sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Mohammad Reza KaffashianDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
Maryam ShiraniToxicology Research Center, Medical Basic Sciences Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Maryam KoupaeiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Nourkhoda SadeghifardClinical Microbiology Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Iraj AhmadiPhysiology Department, School of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical science, Ilam, Iran.
Aliashraf MozafariNon-Communicable Diseases Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Ali NazariDepartment of Infectious Disease, School of Medicine, Shahid Mostafa Khomeini Hospital, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
Mohsen HeidaryDepartment of Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran.
Saeed KhoshnoodClinical Microbiology Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Medical University of Ilam · IRAhvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences · IRIlam University · IRImam Khomeini Hospital · IRKashan University of Medical Sciences · IRSabzevar University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: COVID-19 is the last global threat which WHO confirmed it as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. In the Middle East, Iran was the first country where the SARS-Cov-2 was detected. The epidemiological and economic challenges of Iran make this country a particularly relevant subject of study. In the current study, we aimed to evaluate the clinical, radiological and laboratory findings in hospitalized COVID-19 confirmed cases in Ilam province, western of Iran. Methods: Overall, 2204 hospitalized RT-PCR confirmed patients with COVID-19 were considered in this study. Electronic medical records, including clinical symptoms, radiological images, laboratory findings, and the comorbidities of patients with COVID-19 were collected and analyzed. In addition, the medication regimens used in these patients were evaluated. The patients were classified in discharged and died groups according to their outcomes. Then, clinical, radiological and laboratory findings as well as treatment regimens and underlying diseases were compared in these two groups. Results: Among the patients, 1209 (54.85%) were male and 995 (45.14%) were female. Pneumonia, dyspnea and cough, were the most common clinical data in both discharged and died groups. Among the comorbidities, COPD, and cancer were significantly more common in the dead patients than in the living. The results of laboratory tests showed that blood creatinine, BUN, ESR, Na+, WBC, and neutrophil count have increased in deceased group compared to the survivors. However, the lymphocyte count decreased in deceased patients. The evaluation of radiographs demonstrated that there were significant correlations between bilateral pneumonia, ground glass opacity, bilateral patchy shadowing, and pleural effusion with death. Conclusion: The current investigation indicated the special profile of COVID-19 in west of Iran. Discharged and dead patients with COVID-19 had distinct clinical, radiological and laboratory features, which were separated by principal component analysis. Identifying these characteristics of the disease would translate into the implementation of practical measures to improve results.

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COVID-19FemaleHospitalizationHumansIranMalePandemicsRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2COVID-19IlamIranSARS-CoV-2

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