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PLoS One . Prediction of mortality in hospitalized Egyptian patients with Coronavirus disease-2019: A multicenter retrospective study

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PLoS One


. 2022 Jan 11;17(1):e0262348.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262348. eCollection 2022.
Prediction of mortality in hospitalized Egyptian patients with Coronavirus disease-2019: A multicenter retrospective study


Muhammad M AbdelGhaffar[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Dalia Omran[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Ahmed Elgebaly[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Eshak I Bahbah[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Shimaa Afify[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Mohamed AlSoda[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mohamed El-Shiekh[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Enass S ElSayed[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Soha S Shaaban[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Samah AbdelHafez[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Khaled Elkelany[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Ayman A Eltayar[SUP] 10 [/SUP], Omnia S Ali[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Lamiaa Kamal[SUP] 12 [/SUP], Ahmed M Heiba[SUP] 1 13 [/SUP], Ahmad El Askary[SUP] 14 [/SUP], Hend Ibrahim Shousha[SUP] 3 [/SUP]



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Abstract

We aimed to assess the epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory characteristics associated with mortality among hospitalized Egyptian patients with COVID-19. A multicenter, retrospective study was conducted on all polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-confirmed COVID-19 cases admitted through the period from April to July 2020. A generalized linear model was reconstructed with covariates based on predictor's statistical significance and clinically relevance. The odds ratio (OR) was calculated by using stepwise logistic regression modeling. A total of 3712 hospitalized patients were included; of them, 900 deaths were recorded (24.2%). Compared to survived patients, non-survived patients were more likely to be older than 60 years (65.7%), males (53.6%) diabetic (37.6%), hypertensive (37.2%), and had chronic renal insufficiency (9%). Non-survived patients were less likely to receive azithromycin (p <0.001), anticoagulants (p <0.001), and steroids (p <0.001). We found that age ≥ 60 years old (OR = 2.82, 95% CI 2.05-3.86; p <0.0001), diabetes mellitus (OR = 1.58, 95% CI 1.14-2.19; p = 0.006), hypertension (OR = 1.69, 95% CI 1.22-2.36; p = 0.002), chronic renal insufficiency (OR = 3.15, 95% CI 1.84-5.38; p <0.0001), tachycardia (OR = 1.65, 95% CI 1.22-2.23; p <0.001), hypoxemia (OR = 5.69, 95% CI 4.05-7.98; p <0.0001), GCS <13 (OR 515.2, 95% CI 148.5-1786.9; p <0.0001), the use of therapeutic dose of anticoagulation (OR = 0.4, 95% CI 0.22-0.74, p = 0.003) and azithromycin (OR = 0.16, 95% CI 0.09-0.26; p <0.0001) were independent negative predictors of mortality. In conclusion, age >60 years, comorbidities, tachycardia, hypoxemia, and altered consciousness level are independent predictors of mortality among Egyptian hospitalized patients with COVID-19. On the other hand, the use of anticoagulants and azithromycin is associated with reduced mortality.
 
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