Background: & AimCoronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in the Middle East was initially reported in Qom-Iran. Clinical and epidemiologic and mortality risk factors details have not been already fully explained.MethodIn a retrospective study, the hospitalized adult patients with laboratory diagnosed COVID-19 between February 25 to March 20, 2020 were enrolled. A checklist including demographic, clinical, laboratorial, imaging, and treatment data was completed for each of the participant. The data were extracted from electronic medical records. In case of lack of information, a member of the research team contacted them via phone. All the dead patients and the first one hundred survived patients with these criteria were enrolled in the study. Outcome defined as death or discharge of patients.ResultsOf admitted patients, 200 patients who had been discharged or died were involved in this study. The majority of them were male (56%). The mean age of all patients was 62.63 ± 14.9. Co-morbidity was reported in 124 (62%) patients in which hypertension was the most common. The most frequent clinical presentations were dyspnea in 169 (84.5%), cough in 150 (75%), and fatigue/weakness in 123 (61.5%) patients. The main complications were respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome with prevalence of 143 (71.5%) and 105 (52.5%), accordingly. Multiple logistic models showed that decline of hemoglobin level (OR = 10.09), neutrophilia (OR = 3.48), high blood urea nitrogen (OR = 4.29,), SpO2 ≤ 90% (OR = 3.38), and presence of patchy consolidation (OR = 6.81) were associated with poor outcome.ConclusionCOVID-19 disease has multiple aspects. CT scan findings, complete blood count with differential, high blood urea nitrogen and SpO2 are related to mortality. Hence needs to pay serious attention during admitting and surveillance, particularly among elderly patients and who with preexisting morbidities.
Clinical characteristics and Mortality risk factors among COVID-19 patients in Qom–Iran;The results of a Retrospective Cohort study