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ArticleJournal of family & community medicine

Outcomes of home-isolated coronavirus disease 2019 patients in Bahrain.

Hasan A Husain, Hasan A Al Haddad, Sayed A I Almahari, Abdulla I Yateem, Manal A Al Alawi, Dunya N Alfaraj

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Article in Journal of family & community medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hasan A HusainSitra Health Center, Primary Healthcare Directorate, Health Council Supreme, Sitra, Bahrain.
Hasan A Al HaddadDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Governmental Hospitals, Health Council Supreme, Manama, Bahrain.
Sayed A I AlmahariDepartment of Pathology, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Governmental Hospitals, Health Council Supreme, Manama, Bahrain.
Abdulla I YateemDepartment of Internal Medicine, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Governmental Hospitals, Health Council Supreme, Manama, Bahrain.
Manal A Al AlawiPrimary Healthcare Directorate, Manama, Bahrain.
Dunya N AlfarajDepartment of Emergency Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Salmaniya Medical Complex · BHImam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in a huge burden on healthcare systems and necessitated a risk assessment of patients and an update of the treatment protocol to include home isolation for low-risk patients. The primary objective was to describe the outcome of home isolation and the characteristics of patients at higher risk of admission. The secondary objectives were to determine the proportion of patients with pneumonia and hypoxemia and the correlation between cycle of the threshold (CT) value and severity of the disease. MATERIALS AND

methodsFor this study, 394 patients were randomly selected from a total of 8000 home-isolated COVID-19 patients during July to October 2020, and were followed by Bahrain International Hospital (BIH). All data were obtained from a live Excel sheet completed by physicians covering BIH during the study period. Data analysis included Chi-square test to determine significant association between categorical variable, Pearson correlation, and logistic regression analysis.

resultsOf the 394 home-isolated patients followed, 18 patients with missing data were excluded. The overall admission rate was 50% for ≥50 age group compared to 13.3% for 18-49 age group, while only 2.8% in <18 age group. Moreover, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admissions were significantly higher in the older age group: 15.2% for ≥50 age group (P < 0.001). About 14% of the patients with comorbidities needed ICU admission, compared with 1.8% of those without comorbidities (

conclusionHome isolation of low-risk patients with monitoring and follow-up was a safe and necessary step in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Coronavirus disease 2019home isolationpandemic

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PMID37675214
PMCPMC10479021
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