Characteristics and clinical outcomes of ICU COVID-19-infected patients, Saudi Arabia, 2021

Original Article

Volume: 3 | Issue: 1 | Published: Feb 09, 2022 | Pages: 54 - 62 | DOI: 10.24911/SJEMed/72-1628358168

Characteristics and clinical outcomes of ICU COVID-19-infected patients, Saudi Arabia, 2021

Authors: Nawfal Aljerian , Mohammed Arafat , Abdulrahman Aldhubaib , Ibrahim Almohaimeed , Ali Alsultan , Abdulaziz Alhosaini , Lyla Ashry , Ahmed Alkhars , Enan Alsharif , Fahad Aljabir , Mohammed Alsharef , Reem Almutairi , Sawsan Alharthi

Abstract

Background: Although many studies highlighted the clinical features of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), still the clinical profile and associated factors of critically ill patients is limited. Thus, it was aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19-infected patients admitted to the intensive care units (ICU) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Methods: This study was a retrospective noninterventional chart review. Charts and data of all COVID-19-infected patients who required admission to ICU in KSA between August 2020 and April 2021 were obtained from the National Health Observatory Portal of ICU Bed Management System, KSA. Results: A total of 9,111 patients were included with a mean age of 59.26 ± 16.08. Nearly half of them (N = 4,706, 51.7%) had diabetes and 47.1% had hypertension. Totally 3,114 (34.2%) patients received invasive ventilation. Among the studied patients, 81 (0.9%) received extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, while 415 (4.6%) required hemodialysis in the ICU. As for the length of stay (LOS) in the ICU, the mean LOS in days was 11.73 ± 13.36. Having at least one comorbidity (p =

Keywords: Keywords: coronavirus disease 19, SARS-CoV-2, ICU, comorbidities, intensive care, mortality

Pubmed Style

Nawfal Aljerian, Mohammed Arafat, Abdulrahman Aldhubaib, Ibrahim Almohaimeed, Ali Alsultan, Abdulaziz Alhosaini, Lyla Ashry, Ahmed Alkhars, Enan Alsharif, Fahad Aljabir, Mohammed Alsharef, Reem Almutairi, Sawsan Alharthi. Characteristics and clinical outcomes of ICU COVID-19-infected patients, Saudi Arabia, 2021. SJE Med. 2022; 09 (February 2022): 54-62. doi:10.24911/SJEMed/72-1628358168

Publication History

Received: August 07, 2021

Accepted: January 13, 2022

Published: February 09, 2022

Authors

Nawfal Aljerian

Ministry of Health Medical Referrals Center, ITCC Compound, An Nakheel, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University, College of Medicine, Ar Rimayah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Arafat