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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022

COVID-19 Mortality and Related Comorbidities in Hospitalized Patients in Bulgaria.

Rositsa Dimova, Rumyana Stoyanova, Vesela Blagoeva, Momchil Mavrov, Mladen Doykov

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Rositsa DimovaDepartment of Health Management and Health Economics, Medical University of Plovdiv, 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0003-0197-5195
Rumyana StoyanovaDepartment of Health Management and Health Economics, Medical University of Plovdiv, 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-5160-6323
Vesela BlagoevaFirst Department of Internal Diseases, Section of Pneumology and Phthisiatrics, Medical University of Plovdiv, 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Momchil MavrovDepartment of Healthcare Management, Section of Medical Ethics and Low, Medical University of Plovdiv, 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Mladen DoykovDepartment of Urology and General Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-7029-8397

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Abstract

Until now, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in at least 27 million cases and over 900,000 deaths worldwide. Bulgaria is one of the countries that is the most severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the mortality rate is among the highest registered in the world. The aim of this study is to investigate and analyze mortality rates due to the fact of COVID-19 in addition to the most common related underlying medical conditions in those hospitalized to outline the factors that have an impact on the mortality rate due to the fact of COVID-19. A descriptive cross-sectional research design with a retrospective analysis was used to collect data from a total of 128,269 hospitalized patients during the period from April 2020 to November 2021. During the study period, the number of hospital admissions due to the fact of COVID-19 was 5200. The patients' mean age was 67.34 (SD ± 19.65), and 51.7% (2689) of the patients were men. Only 10% of out of a total of 5200 patients did not test positive for COVID-19 upon admission based on the antigen or PCR test. Out of all patients, 41.5% had no underlying medical conditions upon presentation, and the remaining 58.5% had diagnosed comorbidities, varying from one to five. One-third (1470) had a lethal outcome, and the remaining 71.7% recovered from the infection and were discharged from the hospital. Based on the analysis of our results, there is definite evidence that the CFR and susceptibility to symptomatic COVID-19 were higher in the elderly, men, and patients with more comorbidities, especially chronic cardiovascular, metabolic, and respiratory disorders, as well as in those admitted to hospital within 6 h after an emergency ward visit and who had a shorter mean hospital stay.

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case fatality ratecomorbidityCOVID-19incidencemultiple chronic conditionspandemic

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PMCPMC9407837

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