Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of COVID-19 Deceased Patients in An Iranian Referral Center

Authors : Parnian SHOBEIRI, Mehrdad HASIBI, Hamed ABDOLLAHI, Mitra HAJINOORI, Maryam TAGHIZADEH, Maryam MOOSIVAND, Mina ABDOLAHI, Ali ASADOLLAHIAMIN

Pages : 238-240

Doi:10.5799/jmid.1036833

View : 9 | Download : 5

Publication Date : 2021-12-15

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :After more than one year, the Novel Corona Virus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(COVID-19); pandemic is still going on. In this retrospective study, we reported clinical characteristics of patients who died cause of COVID-19. A total of 32 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(7.6%); deaths were recorded among 422 patients with COVID-19, of which 280 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(66.3%); patients were male and 142 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(33.7%); female. Males had a significantly higher death incidence than females insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(26/32, 81.25% vs. 6/32, 18.75%, respectively; P-value >0.001);. Hypertension insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(14; 43.8%); and Diabetes Mellitus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(13; 40.6%); were the most common independent comorbidities among patients. Other risk factors are heart disease, renal disease, chemotherapy, and corticosteroid therapy. Dyspnea and cough were the most frequent symptom of admission. Increased levels of ESR and creatinine are significantly associated with mortality. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2021; 11insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(4);:239-241.
Keywords : COVID 19, Clinical characteristics, Demographic characteristics, Mortality, Iran