Study of COVID-19 Mortality in Comprehensive Rehabilitation Centers in Saudi Arabia

Hathout, H.; Almutairi, Abdulmajid M.; Saleh, Ghada Mohammed Bin; Aldawsari, Abdulaziz A.; Alanazi, Khalid H.

doi:10.12691/ajidm-9-1-2

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“…However, in April 2020, the Saudi health authorities announced that COVID-19 treatment would be free for all citizens and residents. This includes residency violators without any legal consequences [ 19 ]. Hypercoagulability, increased blood viscosity, and inflammation are all VTE-provoking mechanisms of smoking [ 20 ].…”

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Contribution of COVID-19 to the Total Cases of Pulmonary Embolism and the Potential Risk Factors: Single Academic Hospital Study

Altuwaijri¹,

Amshan²,

Alanazi³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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Background: There are limited data regarding potential triggering factors of pulmonary embolism (PE) in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients and its outcomes in comparison with non-infected PE patients. We aimed to identify the contribution of COVID-19 among patients diagnosed with PE and compare risk factors, laboratory results, and outcomes between COVID-19 PE patients and non-COVID-19 PE patients.Methods: This was a retrospective study of all PE patients between March 2020 and December 2020. The patients were segmented into two groups based on a COVID-19 nasopharyngeal swab result. Statistical analysis was used to determine the differences in risk factors, laboratory values, and outcomes.Results: A total of 58 patients were included. Females comprised 44.8% of the total sample. Overall, 16 patients (27.6%) were COVID-19 positive. Being non-Saudi was observed more in PE COVID-19 patients compared with non-COVID-19 patients (43.7% vs 4.8%, P = 0.001). Intensive care unit (ICU) admission occurred in 50% of COVID-19 PE patients. Conclusion: COVID-19 was associated with 27.6% of the PEs in our hospital. Being male or a foreign resident was observed to be associated with COVID-19 PE. Further studies with larger sample sizes are needed, but these results may help the medical community regarding the increased risk of PE among COVID-19 patients and provide evidence of some potentially predictive factors that can be used to identify COVID-19 in highrisk patients.

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