Comorbidities, and outcomes among patients hospitalized with Covid-19 in Upper Egypt

Faculty of Medicine

Assiut University

Comorbidities, and outcomes among patients hospitalized with Covid-19 in Upper Egypt

Research Authors
Eman M. Khedr, Enas Deaf, aliae mohamed hussein, ehab F mostafa, mohamed zain, sahar hassany, Hanan Galal, Shimaa abbas Hassan, Islam Galal, Amro A Zarzour, Hebatallah M. Hassan, mariam taher amin, maiada K Hashem, Khalid Osama, Ayman Gamea
Research Journal
The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
Research Member
Aliae Abd Rabou Mohamed Hussein
Research Publisher
Springer
Research Vol
58
Research Website
DOI: 10.1186/s41983-022-00530-5
Research Year
2022
Research Abstract

Background

The coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic has spread rapidly around the globe with considerable morbidity and mortality. Coexistence of comorbidities with COVID-19 had consistently been reported as risk factors for unfavorable outcome. We aimed to evaluate the impact of comorbidities in COVID-19 patients on the outcome and determine predictors of prolonged hospital stay, requisite for intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Four hundred and thirty-nine adult patients who are admitted through (June and July 2020) in our University Hospitals were included in the study. All participants were diagnosed with COVID-19 according to Egyptian Ministry of Health guidance as definite case or probable case.

Results

Patients with comorbidities represented 61.7% of all cases. Constitutional symptoms especially myalgia and lower respiratory tract (LRT) symptoms such as dyspnea were significantly …