贫血会影响感染的严重程度吗? 作为一个例子的COVID-19
Sham ZainAlAbdin1, Salahdein Aburuz1,2, Amal Akour1,2
1Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
贫血显著增加了严重COVID-19的风险,重症监护室 (ICU) 的入院,以及住院患者的死亡率. 监测COVID-19患者的贫血症对于减少并发症和改善结果至关重要.
科学领域:
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 血液学 血液学 血液学
- 关键护理医学 关键护理医学
背景情况:
- 贫血和COVID-19严重程度/死亡率之间的联系尚未得到充分研究.
- 这项研究是首次从阿联调查贫血对COVID-19结果的影响.
研究的目的:
- 评估贫血对COVID-19严重性的影响.
- 评估贫血和重症监护室 (ICU) 入院之间的关联.
- 为了确定贫血对COVID-19患者死亡率的影响.
主要方法:
- 在阿联住院的COVID-19患者的回顾性图表审查.
- 对临床和实验室数据,疾病严重程度,ICU入院和死亡率的分析.
- 结果与贫血存在的相关性.
主要成果:
- 贫血 (11.7%的患者) 与严重的COVID-19风险增加1.59倍有关.
- 贫血患者入住ICU的风险增加了2.83倍.
- 贫血患者的死亡率是贫血患者的2.56倍;年龄较大和男性性别也预测了严重疾病和ICU入院.
结论:
- 贫血是严重COVID-19,ICU入院和死亡的重要危险因素.
- 医疗保健提供者应监测患有贫血的COVID-19患者的血液学参数.
- 贫血和严重结果之间的关联在其他传染病中值得考虑.
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