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Observational studyLa Tunisie medicale2024

Predictive factors of mortality in patients admitted to the emergency department for SARS-Cov2 pneumonia.

Sami Souissi, Héla Ben Turkia, Soumaya Saad, Syrine Keskes, Camilia Jeddi, Hanene Ghazali

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  1. La Tunisie medicale · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Sami SouissiEmergency department of regional hospital of Ben Arous.
Héla Ben TurkiaEmergency department of regional hospital of Ben Arous.
Soumaya SaadEmergency department of regional hospital of Ben Arous.
Syrine KeskesEmergency department of regional hospital of Ben Arous.
Camilia JeddiEmergency department of regional hospital of Ben Arous.
Hanene GhazaliEmergency department of regional hospital of Ben Arous.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe overcrowding of intensive care units during the corona virus pandemic increased the number of patients managed in the emergency department (ED). The detection timely of the predictive factors of mortality and bad outcomes improve the triage of those patients.

aimTo define the predictive factors of mortality at 30 days among patients admitted on ED for covid-19 pneumonia.

methodsThis was a prospective, monocentric, observational study for 6 months. Patients over the age of 16 years admitted on the ED for hypoxemic pneumonia due to confirmed SARS-COV 2 infection by real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) were included. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to investigate the predictive factors of mortality at 30 days.

results463 patients were included. Mean age was 65±14 years, Sex-ratio=1.1. Main comorbidities were hypertension (49%) and diabetes (38%). Mortality rate was 33%. Patients who died were older (70±13 vs. 61±14;p<0.001), and had more comorbidities: hypertension (57% vs. 43%, p=0.018), chronic heart failure (8% vs. 3%, p=0.017), and coronary artery disease (12% vs. 6%, p=0.030). By multivariable analysis, factors independently associated with 30-day mortality were age ≥65 years aOR: 6.9, 95%CI 1.09-44.01;p=0.04) SpO2<80% (aOR: 26.6, 95%CI 3.5-197.53;p=0.001) and percentage of lung changes on CT scan>70% (aOR: 5.6% 95%CI .01-31.29;p=0.04).

conclusionMortality rate was high among patients admitted in the ED for covid-19 pneumonia. The identification of predictive factors of mortality would allow better patient management.

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COVID-19HypertensionAdultAgedAged, 80 and overEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesRNA, ViralSARS-CoV-2RNA, ViralCOVIDmortalitypneumoniaprognosissarscov2

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PMCPMC11358810

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