Clinical Features and Time to Recovery of Admitted COVID-19 Cases at Dilla University Referral Hospital Treatment Center, South Ethiopia
Gemechu Churiso,1 Kuma Diriba,1 Henok Girma,2 Soressa Tafere3 1Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia; 2Ohio State University, Global One Health Initiative, Dilla, Ethiopia; 3COVID-19 Treatment Center, Dilla University, Dilla, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Gemechu Chu...
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| description | Gemechu Churiso,1 Kuma Diriba,1 Henok Girma,2 Soressa Tafere3 1Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia; 2Ohio State University, Global One Health Initiative, Dilla, Ethiopia; 3COVID-19 Treatment Center, Dilla University, Dilla, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Gemechu Churiso, Email odalemo60@gmail.comBackground: Since coronavirus disease 2019 emergence, millions were infected and many were dying because of the virus. Clinical features and time to recovery of admitted clients vary across settings. Therefore showing clinical features and recovery time from COVID-19 in a different setting is necessary to design appropriate treatment and preventive measures. So, this study attempted to investigate the clinical features and time to recovery of admitted clients to Dilla University Referral Hospital treatment center, Ethiopia.Methods: A retrospective study design was conducted in 220 patients confirmed by real time polymerase chain reaction and admitted to Dilla University Referral Hospital treatment center from September 2020 to July 2021. Data were collected from the patients’ record. Data entry was done by an Epi-Info version 7.2.1.0 and analyzed by Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 25 software. Descriptive statistics were used for clinical features, and median time to recovery was computed by using Kaplan–Meier.Results: Common clinical features were cough 209 (95%), shortness of breath 153 (69.5%), fever 133 (60.5%), headache 75 (34.1%), easy fatigue 68 (30.9%), joint pain 56 (25.5%), tachypnea 197 (89.5%), hypoxia 95 (43.2%), and tachycardia 83 (37.7%). The overall median recovery time for admitted cases was 5 days. There was significant difference between recovery probability of severe and moderate cases, severe and mild cases (p=0.00), who had normal body temperature and hypothermic (p=0.05), who had normal breathing rate and bradypnea patients (p= 0.014).Conclusion: COVID-19 patients frequently show cough, shortness of breath, fever, headache, easy fatigue and joint pain. Median time to recovery was 5 days. Having a normal body temperature, normal breathing rate, and severe disease status had statistically significant association with median recovery time. So, close follow up is required for client admitted with severe disease.Keywords: COVID-19, clinical features, time to recover |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2b7f0bf1ee9b470caffc952a7db6bb942022-12-21T20:04:44ZengDove Medical PressInfection and Drug Resistance1178-69732022-03-01Volume 1579580673415Clinical Features and Time to Recovery of Admitted COVID-19 Cases at Dilla University Referral Hospital Treatment Center, South EthiopiaChuriso GDiriba KGirma HTafere SGemechu Churiso,1 Kuma Diriba,1 Henok Girma,2 Soressa Tafere3 1Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia; 2Ohio State University, Global One Health Initiative, Dilla, Ethiopia; 3COVID-19 Treatment Center, Dilla University, Dilla, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Gemechu Churiso, Email odalemo60@gmail.comBackground: Since coronavirus disease 2019 emergence, millions were infected and many were dying because of the virus. Clinical features and time to recovery of admitted clients vary across settings. Therefore showing clinical features and recovery time from COVID-19 in a different setting is necessary to design appropriate treatment and preventive measures. So, this study attempted to investigate the clinical features and time to recovery of admitted clients to Dilla University Referral Hospital treatment center, Ethiopia.Methods: A retrospective study design was conducted in 220 patients confirmed by real time polymerase chain reaction and admitted to Dilla University Referral Hospital treatment center from September 2020 to July 2021. Data were collected from the patients’ record. Data entry was done by an Epi-Info version 7.2.1.0 and analyzed by Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 25 software. Descriptive statistics were used for clinical features, and median time to recovery was computed by using Kaplan–Meier.Results: Common clinical features were cough 209 (95%), shortness of breath 153 (69.5%), fever 133 (60.5%), headache 75 (34.1%), easy fatigue 68 (30.9%), joint pain 56 (25.5%), tachypnea 197 (89.5%), hypoxia 95 (43.2%), and tachycardia 83 (37.7%). The overall median recovery time for admitted cases was 5 days. There was significant difference between recovery probability of severe and moderate cases, severe and mild cases (p=0.00), who had normal body temperature and hypothermic (p=0.05), who had normal breathing rate and bradypnea patients (p= 0.014).Conclusion: COVID-19 patients frequently show cough, shortness of breath, fever, headache, easy fatigue and joint pain. Median time to recovery was 5 days. Having a normal body temperature, normal breathing rate, and severe disease status had statistically significant association with median recovery time. So, close follow up is required for client admitted with severe disease.Keywords: COVID-19, clinical features, time to recoverhttps://www.dovepress.com/clinical-features-and-time-to-recovery-of-admitted-covid-19-cases-at-d-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IDRcovid-19clinical featuresand time to recover. |
| spellingShingle | Churiso G Diriba K Girma H Tafere S Clinical Features and Time to Recovery of Admitted COVID-19 Cases at Dilla University Referral Hospital Treatment Center, South Ethiopia Infection and Drug Resistance covid-19 clinical features and time to recover. |
| title | Clinical Features and Time to Recovery of Admitted COVID-19 Cases at Dilla University Referral Hospital Treatment Center, South Ethiopia |
| title_full | Clinical Features and Time to Recovery of Admitted COVID-19 Cases at Dilla University Referral Hospital Treatment Center, South Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Clinical Features and Time to Recovery of Admitted COVID-19 Cases at Dilla University Referral Hospital Treatment Center, South Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical Features and Time to Recovery of Admitted COVID-19 Cases at Dilla University Referral Hospital Treatment Center, South Ethiopia |
| title_short | Clinical Features and Time to Recovery of Admitted COVID-19 Cases at Dilla University Referral Hospital Treatment Center, South Ethiopia |
| title_sort | clinical features and time to recovery of admitted covid 19 cases at dilla university referral hospital treatment center south ethiopia |
| topic | covid-19 clinical features and time to recover. |
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