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Exploring the Relationship of Comorbidities, Smoking Status, HRCT Findings With COVID-19 Disease Severity and Outcomes.

Sohail Khan Raja, Rubina Rafique Shiekh, Mohammad Ali Arshad Abbasi, Samia Tariq, Humayun Saleem, Maham Tariq, Amna Akbar, Sarosh Khan Jadoon, Sabahat Tasneem, Mohammad Saleem Khan

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Sohail Khan RajaPulmonology, Azad Jammu Kashmir Medical College, Muzaffarabad, PAK.
Rubina Rafique ShiekhMedicine, Azad Jammu Kashmir Medical College, Muzaffarabad, PAK.
Mohammad Ali Arshad AbbasiMedicine, Azad Jammu Kashmir Medical College, Muzaffarabad, PAK.
Samia TariqMedicine, Women Medical and Dental College Abbottabad, Abbottabad, PAK.
Humayun SaleemPublic Health, Health Services Academy, Islamabad, PAK.
Maham TariqRadiology, Gujranwala Teaching Hospital, Gujranwala, PAK.
Amna AkbarEmergency and Accident, District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ), Jhelum, PAK.
Sarosh Khan JadoonGeneral Surgery, Combined Military Hospital, Muzaffarabad, PAK.
Sabahat TasneemPublic Health, Health Services Academy, Islamabad, PAK.
Mohammad Saleem KhanMedicine, District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ), Kotli, PAK.
Health Services Academy · PKUniversity of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · PKFarooq Hospital · PKCombined Military Hospital · PKGIFT University · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a serious illness that can affect multiple organs including the lungs. The COVID-mortality risk is attributed to the quick transmission of the virus, the severity of disease, and preclinical risk factors, such as the presence of comorbidities. High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) can predict disease severity in COVID-19 patients. METHODOLOGY: This was a retrospective cohort study in which data were obtained from COVID centers at tertiary care hospitals in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Details of clinical characteristics and HRCT findings along with details of smoking and comorbid history were obtained.

resultsFever at hospital admission, HRCT findings, and having a partner predicted disease severity showed a significant p-value of <0.05. Old age and living in a combined household were associated with severe outcomes (p<0.05). Symptoms of shortness of breath (SOB) on hospital admission could predict the need for ICU admission in COVID-19 patients.

conclusionHRCT has a good predictive value for disease severity in patients with COVID-19, and old age is a risk factor. Although, limited associations were established in the analysis, in this study hyperlipidemia and hypertension significantly affected the course of disease. Further studies should be done to explore the relationship.

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comorbidcovid-19 outcomesdisease severityhigh resolution computed tomographysmoking

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