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Evaluation of effectiveness of para clinical findings of patients with COVID-19 in the diagnosis, detection, prognosis and future Probably epidemic or pandemic of COVID-19.
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Habibeh Bayatmanesh   |
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Background & Objective: The severity and acuity of COVID-19 along with its high mortality rate have rendered this disease as a critical health-threatening condition round the globe. There is no definitive treatment for it, with most treatments being supportive. It is vital to identify epidemiological and paraclinical patterns to correlate them with prevention, rapid diagnosis, and severity of the disease in patients.
Materials & Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study conducted over a period of six months, the required data on a total of 499 patients was gleaned from the HIS registration system and patients medical files who were hospitalized in the designated COVID-19 hospital of Yasuj University of Medical Sciences following a positive PCR test in the fall and winter of 2019. The obtained information was analyzed with SPSS using descriptive statistics.
Results: Of the 499 patients whose data were collected, 244 (48.9%) were male and 255 (51.1%) were female. The mean±SD of the age of the subjects was 50.7± 20.13 years. Besides, the majority of the participants (80.2%) were non-smokers. Cough, decreased olfaction, diminished gustation, dyspnea, fever, and lethargy were the most frequent clinical symptoms, respectively. Moreover, body temperature, respiratory rate, pulse rate, blood pressure, and arterial blood oxygen saturation changed from the standard values upward or downward. In laboratory findings, leucocytes, hemoglobin, platelets, lymphocytes, neutrophils, ESR, CRP, and BUN also had changes compared to standard levels, and the relationship of these changes with patient mortality was measured. Accordingly, the mortality rate of patients increased by 5% for every one year of age increase. Further, for every unit increase in lymphocyte variable, the survival rate increased by 7%.
Conclusion: The results of the present study provided useful information for the health team in examining and treating patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and preventing complications of treatment and disease in patients.
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| Keywords: Covid-19, Laboratory Finding, Clinical Symptoms, Risk factors, Prognostic. |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2025/01/12 | Accepted: 2025/07/8 | Published: 2025/10/19
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