Evaluation of demographic status and related factors in mortality of patients suspected of COVID-۱۹ admitted to Razi Hospital in Rasht

Introduction: SARS CoV۲ is the third strain from Corona family with zoonotic roots which has spread among humans from the beginning of this cent ury. We conducted this study to examine mortality and its related factors among all patients admitted to Razi Hospital with suspicion of COVID ۱۹ between February and April ۲۰۲۰ ۲۰۲۰. Materials and Methods: In this analytical cross sectional study,after obtaining permission from the ethics committee under the university’s research deputy, the required information such as demographic data, clinical symptoms and imaging study results was collected by reviewing records of all patients with COVID ۱۹ suspicion Results: From ۱۷۹۲ cases, ۱۰۴۵ patients were male and ۷۴۷ patients were female. Mortality was ۲۷% in all patients and ۳۰% and ۲۲% in men and women. The highest hospitalization rate was in the ag e group of ۵۱ ۶۰ years and the highest mortality rate was in the age group of ۸۱ ۹۰ years. ۱۴۷۲ patients lived in urban areas and ۳۱۶ patients in rural areas. ۹۹۷ patients had ۹۳% O۲ Saturation and less, of which ۳۶% died. PCR test was performed for ۵۰۵ pa tients, of which ۶۹% were positive. Chest CT scan was performed in ۹۶% of patients and chest X ray was performed in ۶۶% of patients with COVID ۱۹.The most common symptoms were shortness of breath, cough, fever, chills, weakness, nausea and headache, respec tively. The highest mortality was in patients with impaired consciousness at the beginning of hospitalization Conclusion: The results of the present stud y showed that male gender, older age, history of underlying disease, Chest x ray involvement, drug use, shortness of breath and lesser O۲ Saturation are associated with adverse outcomes, constitutional and gastrointestinal symptoms are associated with bett er outcomes in patients with COVID ۱۹.

Keywords:

Coronavirus , Acute respiratory syndr ome , SARS CoV ۲ , COVID ۱۹ , Mortality