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Title: | Characteristics and outcome of COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU during the pandemic : a pilot study | Authors: | Freij, Mohammad | Advisors: | Hajjar, Micheline | Keywords: | SARS COV-2, pneumonia, respiratory co-infections, RT-PCR | Issue Date: | 2024 | Abstract: | SARS COV-2 is one of the serious and damaging pandemics of the third millennium. The novel corona virus presents with serious clinical manifestations including severe pneumonia in addition to other extra-pulmonary manifestations. Patients who develop critical pneumonia require hospital admission. The presence co-infections with SARS COV-2 may be exacerbate mortality. This project was a pilot study that aimed to investigate the clinical outcome of patients infected with COVID-19 and admitted to ICU. Co-infection with other pathogens was also investigated in order to correlate the severity of symptoms in these patients that could be correlated with presence of more than on pathogen. 50% of the patients had fever, dry cough, dyspnea, and fatigue. Moreover, oxygen therapy was needed in 20% of the symptomatic individuals who required hospitalization. The samples were considered negative for bacterial and viral co-infections indicating pure COVID-19 infection. |
Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 38-44) |
URI: | https://scholarhub.balamand.edu.lb/handle/uob/7326 | Rights: | This object is protected by copyright, and is made available here for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the personal and educational use exceptions must be obtained from the copyright holder | Ezproxy URL: | Link to full text | Type: | Thesis |
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