Inpatient psychiatric care of COVID-19 infected patients in a Hungarian general hospital
Introduction during the study period (08/02/2021 – 11/05/2021) the Centre of Psychiatry in the Jahn Ferenc South-pest Hospital (CP-JFSH) was one of the two psychiatric wards in Budapest, specialized for the treatment of COVID-19 infected psychiatric patients. Objectives the aim of the study was to...
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Introduction
during the study period (08/02/2021 – 11/05/2021) the Centre of Psychiatry in the Jahn Ferenc South-pest Hospital (CP-JFSH) was one of the two psychiatric wards in Budapest, specialized for the treatment of COVID-19 infected psychiatric patients.
Objectives
the aim of the study was to survey the characteristics and evaluate the outcome of the COVID-19 infected psychiatric patients treated in the CP-JFSH.
Methods
retrospective analysis of the files of COVID-19 infected psychiatric patients admitted to the CP-JFSH in a 3 month period. In addition to demographic data, diagnostic distribution, co-morbidities, date of infection, method of detection of the virus, presence of pneumonia, severity of infection, outcome, treatment, vaccination data were evaluated.
Results
in the study period 124 COVID-19 infected psychiaric patients were admitted to the CP-JFSH. The gender distribution was aproximately equal, the mean age of the patients was 62.8+/-15.7 years. Majority of the patients suffered from major neurocognitive disorder followed by schizophrenia spectrum disorder. Most common co-morbidities were cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. Pneumonia was present in 41% of the patients. Majority of the patients were already infected at the time of admission, detected with the first PCR examination and haven’t been vaccinated yet. Thirty-one percent of the patients suffered from moderate to severe COVID-19 illness. COVID-19 specific therapy (favipiravir, remdesivir, fluvoxamin) was introduced in 57%. Mortality was 12% while the relaps rate 4%.
Conclusions
comparing with inpatient mortality rate published in the literature, mortality rate was higher among psychiatric patients, underlining the need for special attention of this population.
Disclosure
No significant relationships.
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| spelling | doaj.art-78038fb74c3d48febbc76dbd35690a212023-11-17T05:06:20ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852022-06-0165S202S20210.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.530Inpatient psychiatric care of COVID-19 infected patients in a Hungarian general hospitalG. Gazdag0Z. Grenda1R. Takács2Jahn Ferenc South-pest Hospital, Centre Of Psychiatry, Budapest, HungaryJahn Ferenc South-pest Hospital, Centre Of Psychiatry, Budapest, HungaryJahn Ferenc South-pest Hospital, Centre Of Psychiatry, Budapest, Hungary Introduction during the study period (08/02/2021 – 11/05/2021) the Centre of Psychiatry in the Jahn Ferenc South-pest Hospital (CP-JFSH) was one of the two psychiatric wards in Budapest, specialized for the treatment of COVID-19 infected psychiatric patients. Objectives the aim of the study was to survey the characteristics and evaluate the outcome of the COVID-19 infected psychiatric patients treated in the CP-JFSH. Methods retrospective analysis of the files of COVID-19 infected psychiatric patients admitted to the CP-JFSH in a 3 month period. In addition to demographic data, diagnostic distribution, co-morbidities, date of infection, method of detection of the virus, presence of pneumonia, severity of infection, outcome, treatment, vaccination data were evaluated. Results in the study period 124 COVID-19 infected psychiaric patients were admitted to the CP-JFSH. The gender distribution was aproximately equal, the mean age of the patients was 62.8+/-15.7 years. Majority of the patients suffered from major neurocognitive disorder followed by schizophrenia spectrum disorder. Most common co-morbidities were cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. Pneumonia was present in 41% of the patients. Majority of the patients were already infected at the time of admission, detected with the first PCR examination and haven’t been vaccinated yet. Thirty-one percent of the patients suffered from moderate to severe COVID-19 illness. COVID-19 specific therapy (favipiravir, remdesivir, fluvoxamin) was introduced in 57%. Mortality was 12% while the relaps rate 4%. Conclusions comparing with inpatient mortality rate published in the literature, mortality rate was higher among psychiatric patients, underlining the need for special attention of this population. Disclosure No significant relationships. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933822005302/type/journal_articleCovid-19inpatient psychiatric careoutcome |
| spellingShingle | G. Gazdag Z. Grenda R. Takács Inpatient psychiatric care of COVID-19 infected patients in a Hungarian general hospital European Psychiatry Covid-19 inpatient psychiatric care outcome |
| title | Inpatient psychiatric care of COVID-19 infected patients in a Hungarian general hospital |
| title_full | Inpatient psychiatric care of COVID-19 infected patients in a Hungarian general hospital |
| title_fullStr | Inpatient psychiatric care of COVID-19 infected patients in a Hungarian general hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Inpatient psychiatric care of COVID-19 infected patients in a Hungarian general hospital |
| title_short | Inpatient psychiatric care of COVID-19 infected patients in a Hungarian general hospital |
| title_sort | inpatient psychiatric care of covid 19 infected patients in a hungarian general hospital |
| topic | Covid-19 inpatient psychiatric care outcome |
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