Relationship between clinical-epidemiological parameters and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit : a report from a Brazilian hospital

Copyright © 2023 D’Carmo Sodré, dos Santos, Povoas, Guzmán, Junqueira, Trindade, Gadelha, Romano, da Conceição, Gross, Silva, Rezende, Fontana, da Mata, Marin and de Carvalho..

Background: People in low-income countries, especially those with low socio-economic conditions, are likelier to test positive for SARS-CoV-2. The unequal conditions of public health systems also increase the infection rate and make early identification and treatment of at-risk patients difficult. Here, we aimed to characterize the epidemiological profile of COVID-19 patients in intensive care and identify laboratory and clinical markers associated with death.

Materials and methods: We conducted an observational, descriptive, and cross-sectional study in a reference hospital for COVID-19 treatment in the Southern Region of Bahia State, in Brazil, to evaluate the epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Additionally, we used the area under the curve (AUC) to classify survivors and non-survivors and a multivariate logistic regression analysis to assess factors associated with death. Data was collected from the hospital databases between April 2020 and July 2021.

Results: The use of bladder catheters (OR 79.30; p < 0.0001) and central venous catheters (OR, 45.12; p < 0.0001) were the main factors associated with death in ICU COVID-19 patients. Additionally, the number of non-survivors increased with age (p < 0.0001) and prolonged ICU stay (p < 0.0001). Besides, SAPS3 presents a higher sensibility (77.9%) and specificity (63.1%) to discriminate between survivors and non-survivor with an AUC of 0.79 (p < 0.0001).

Conclusion: We suggest that multi-laboratory parameters can predict patient prognosis and guide healthcare teams toward more assertive clinical management, better resource allocation, and improved survival of COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in public health - 11(2023) vom: 12., Seite 1241444

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

D'Carmo Sodré, Maisah Meyhr [VerfasserIn]
Dos Santos, Uener Ribeiro [VerfasserIn]
Povoas, Heitor Portella [VerfasserIn]
Guzmán, Júlio Lenin [VerfasserIn]
Junqueira, Caroline [VerfasserIn]
Trindade, Tayana Oliveira [VerfasserIn]
Gadelha, Sandra Rocha [VerfasserIn]
Romano, Carla Cristina [VerfasserIn]
da Conceição, Aline Oliveira [VerfasserIn]
Gross, Eduardo [VerfasserIn]
Silva, Aline [VerfasserIn]
Rezende, Rachel Passos [VerfasserIn]
Fontana, Renato [VerfasserIn]
da Mata, Camila Pacheco Silveira Martins [VerfasserIn]
Marin, Lauro Juliano [VerfasserIn]
de Carvalho, Luciana Debortoli [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers
COVID-19
Catheter
Epidemiology
In-hospital mortality
Intensive care unit
Journal Article
Observational Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SAPS3
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 10.10.2023

Date Revised 18.10.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fpubh.2023.1241444

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363021736