Outcome, Severity, and Risk of Mortality in Patients with COVID-19 and Chronic Underlying Diseases: A Prospective Study
| Author | Amir Salimi | en |
| Author | Mahmood Aghaziarati | en |
| Author | Mohammad Qasem Roshanfekr Balalami | en |
| Author | Nastaran Rastgoo | en |
| Author | Fatemeh Taghizadeh | en |
| Author | Zahra Pirastepoor | en |
| Author | Zahra Bashiri Aghchekand | en |
| Author | Zahra Arman Boroujeny | en |
| Author | Hamed Akhavizadegan | en |
| Issued Date | 2021-10-31 | en |
| Abstract | Background: The novel coronavirus pandemic, severe acute respiratory syndrome CoV-2 (SARS COV-2), has become a global threat and rapidly spread worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a number of challenges, the most notable of which is the management of patients with chronic underlying diseases. Objectives: The present study aimed to evaluate the risk of COVID-19 severity and mortality in patients with chronic underlying diseases. Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, the data on the disease severity and morality of confirmed COVID-19 patients admitted to Baharloo Hospital, Tehran, Iran, from February 2020 to March 2020 were analyzed and reported. Patients’ characteristics, including age, gender, and underlying diseases, were also considered. Results: The study encompassed 1244 patients with the mean age of 53.29 years, among whom there were 573 patients with at least one co-existing chronic disease. Hypertension, diabetes mellitus (DM), and ischemic heart disease (IHD) were the most common co-existing chronic diseases. The findings revealed that underlying diseases were significantly associated with disease mortality and severity. Conclusions: The findings showed that patients with comorbidities were significantly at higher risk of death and severe forms of COVID-19. In this regard, patients with underlying diseases should be of concern. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/archcid.111794 | en |
| Keyword | SARS-CoV-2 | en |
| Keyword | COVID-19 | en |
| Keyword | Diabetes | en |
| Keyword | Cardiovascular Disease | en |
| Keyword | Disease Severity | en |
| Keyword | Mortality | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Outcome, Severity, and Risk of Mortality in Patients with COVID-19 and Chronic Underlying Diseases: A Prospective Study | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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