Presenting Characteristics, Comorbidities, and Outcomes Among 390
Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Pneumonia in a tertiary hospital
Abstract
Aim: Covid-19 mortality rate varies according to age and the presence of
chronic disease. In this study, demographic characteristics,
comorbidities, presenting symptoms, physical examination findings,
laboratory findings, and administered drugs of the discharged or
deceased patients admitted to our hospital and hospitalized with the
COVID-19 diagnosis were compared to investigate the factors that affect
mortality Methods: A retrospective study was performed and included
COVID-19 pneumonia patients. 390 consecutive discharged or deceased
patients, who were hospitalized in our hospital between March 20 and May
20, 2020, after detection of pneumonia and diagnosis of COVID-19, were
included in the study. Result: Of the 390 patients included in the
study, 352 (90.25%) were discharged after recovery, while 38 (9.75%)
were deceased. The average age of all the patients was 49.46±17,86, the
average age of the discharged patients was 47.19±16.76, and the average
age of the deceased patients was 70.42±13.7. The average age of deceased
patients was significantly higher. Of all the patients, 40.8% was PCR
positive Conclusion: The present study revealed that the drugs that
patients take due to their comorbidities have no effect on the prognosis
of the disease and that the presence of comorbidity itself is indicative
of the poor prognosis. Taking into account the PCR positivity of 57.9%,
even in deceased patients, we believe PCR is inadequate in the
diagnosis, and CT is much more valuable in this regard.