"Clinical Characteristics, Comorbidities and Outcome of Critically Sick Patients With COVID-19

"Clinical Characteristics, Comorbidities and Outcome of Critically Sick Patients With COVID-19 Pneumonia Admitted in Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan": A Retrospective Cohort Study

COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a multisystem disease which primarily involves the respiratory tract. The first case of COVID-19 was identified in late 2019 in the province of Wuhan, China which was followed by the rapid spread of the disease globally, becoming a present-day pandemic.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics, comorbidities and outcome of the critically sick patients with COVID-19 pneumonia admitted in ICU of a tertiary care hospital in Lahore.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics, comorbidities and outcome of the critically sick patients with COVID-19 pneumonia admitted in ICU of a tertiary care hospital in Lahore.

Material & Methods:

Study design: Retrospective study. Study Settings: Study was conducted in Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore. Study Duration: Study was conducted on Covid-19 patients who were admitted from March 2021 to August 2021.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Critically sick patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia
• All admitted ICU patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia
• Patients having positive reverse transcriptase PCR for COVID-19
• Patients with High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) chest findings suggestive of COVID-related lung injury
• All patients above 16 years of age with both genders( males and females)

Exclusion Criteria:

• All patients with PCR negative with mild symptoms
• Patients with No signs of COVID-19 pneumonia on HRCT chest