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Editor, Senior Moderator
World J Clin Cases
. 2022 Jan 21;10(3):840-855.
doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i3.840.
Clinical features and risk factors of severely and critically ill patients with COVID-19
Xin Chu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Gui-Fang Zhang[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yong-Ke Zheng[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Yi-Gang Zhong[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Li Wen[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Ping Zeng[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Chun-Yi Fu[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Xun-Liang Tong[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Yun-Fei Long[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Jing Li[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Ya-Lin Liu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zhi-Gang Chang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Huan Xi[SUP] 9 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Background: As of June 1, 2020, over 370000 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) deaths have been reported to the World Health Organization. However, the risk factors for patients with moderate-to-severe or severe-to-critical COVID-19 remain unclear.
Aim: To explore the characteristics and predictive markers of severely and critically ill patients with COVID-19.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted at the B11 Zhongfaxincheng campus and E1-3 Guanggu campus of Tongji Hospital affiliated with Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan. Patients with COVID-19 admitted from 1[SUP]st[/SUP] February 2020 to 8[SUP]th[/SUP] March 2020 were enrolled and categorized into 3 groups: The moderate group, severe group and critically ill group. Epidemiological data, demographic data, clinical symptoms and outcomes, complications, laboratory tests and radiographic examinations were collected retrospectively from the hospital information system and then compared between groups.
Results: A total of 126 patients were enrolled. There were 59 in the moderate group, 49 in the severe group, and 18 in the critically ill group. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that age [odd ratio (OR) = 1.055, 95% (confidence interval) CI: 1.099-1.104], elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratios (OR = 4.019, 95%CI: 1.045-15.467) and elevated high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (OR = 10.126, 95%CI: 1.088 -94.247) were high-risk factors.
Conclusion: The following indicators can help clinicians identify patients with severe COVID-19 at an early stage: age, an elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and high sensitivity cardiac troponin I.
Keywords: Amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide; Aspartate transaminase; COVID-19; Calcium; Creatinine; Critically ill; Risk factors; SARS-CoV-2.
. 2022 Jan 21;10(3):840-855.
doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i3.840.
Clinical features and risk factors of severely and critically ill patients with COVID-19
Xin Chu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Gui-Fang Zhang[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yong-Ke Zheng[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Yi-Gang Zhong[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Li Wen[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Ping Zeng[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Chun-Yi Fu[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Xun-Liang Tong[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Yun-Fei Long[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Jing Li[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Ya-Lin Liu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zhi-Gang Chang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Huan Xi[SUP] 9 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35127900
- PMCID: PMC8790448
- DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i3.840
Abstract
Background: As of June 1, 2020, over 370000 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) deaths have been reported to the World Health Organization. However, the risk factors for patients with moderate-to-severe or severe-to-critical COVID-19 remain unclear.
Aim: To explore the characteristics and predictive markers of severely and critically ill patients with COVID-19.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted at the B11 Zhongfaxincheng campus and E1-3 Guanggu campus of Tongji Hospital affiliated with Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan. Patients with COVID-19 admitted from 1[SUP]st[/SUP] February 2020 to 8[SUP]th[/SUP] March 2020 were enrolled and categorized into 3 groups: The moderate group, severe group and critically ill group. Epidemiological data, demographic data, clinical symptoms and outcomes, complications, laboratory tests and radiographic examinations were collected retrospectively from the hospital information system and then compared between groups.
Results: A total of 126 patients were enrolled. There were 59 in the moderate group, 49 in the severe group, and 18 in the critically ill group. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that age [odd ratio (OR) = 1.055, 95% (confidence interval) CI: 1.099-1.104], elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratios (OR = 4.019, 95%CI: 1.045-15.467) and elevated high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (OR = 10.126, 95%CI: 1.088 -94.247) were high-risk factors.
Conclusion: The following indicators can help clinicians identify patients with severe COVID-19 at an early stage: age, an elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and high sensitivity cardiac troponin I.
Keywords: Amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide; Aspartate transaminase; COVID-19; Calcium; Creatinine; Critically ill; Risk factors; SARS-CoV-2.