Clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 infected diabetic patients admitted in ICUs of the southern region of Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Diabetes mellitus is highly prevalent among critical cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with poor outcomes. This study aimed to describe the clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients with diabetes, admitted in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the southern region of Bangladesh.

Methods

Epidemiological, clinical, laboratory, treatments, complications, and clinical outcomes data were extracted from electronic medical records of 168 COVID-19 patients admitted into ICU of two COVID-19 dedicated hospitals of Chattogram, Bangladesh and compared between diabetes (n = 88) and non-diabetes (n = 80) groups.

Results

The prevalence of diabetes was high among 51-70 years old patients. All the diabetic patients had at least one other co

SUBMITTER: Saha A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7837249 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature