Clinical profile of pneumonia in COVID-19 patients upon initial admission to Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital during June to August 2021
Open Access
Journal Type:Report
Subject:Medicine, Health & Food
Subject Field:Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Volume:153, Issue: 1, July, 2024
Publish Date:July 16, 2024 8:00 pm
Pages:1-8
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Abstract
Introduction: Corona virus disease-19 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Pneumonia is one of COVID-19 moderate manifestations which could lead to ARDS and end in several organ failures. This study aims to describe the clinical profile of COVID-19 patients with pneumonia upon initial admission to the emergency departments of Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital during June to August 2021. Methods: this study is a single-centered, descriptive analysis of COVID-19 patients with pneumonia (n= 193). Demographic data, comorbidities, and clinical symptoms were collected from the electronic medical records and analyzed using SPSS version 26. Results: from 193 COVID-19 patients in this study, 86.01% of which are aged 18 to 64 years old and 50.78% of which are male. Most patients work as private employees (30.57%) and are high school graduates/equivalent (61.14%). The most common comorbidities are diabetes mellitus (48.48%), obesity (35.35%), and hypertension (33.33%). Most patients show symptoms of dyspnea (95.13%), cough (24.86%) and fever (18.92%). Conclusion: This study provides a description of clinical findings in COVID-19 patients with pneumonia. Based on the clinical symptom, most patient show dyspnea which could possibly mean that most patients in this study suffer from moderate to critically ill patients. However, further research is needed to prove this assumption.