Uluhan Sili, Pınar Ay, Hüseyin Bilgin, Ahmet Topuzoğlu, Elif Tükenmez-Tigen, Buket Ertürk-Şengel, Dilek Yağçı-Çağlayık, Baran Balcan, Derya Kocakaya, Şehnaz Olgun-Yıldızeli, Fethi Gül, Beliz Bilgili, Rabia Can-Sarınoğlu, Ayşegül Karahasan-Yağcı, Lütfiye Mülazimoğlu-Durmuşoğlu, Emel Eryüksel, Zekaver Odabaşı, Haner Direskeneli, Sait Karakurt, Volkan Korten
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to define the predictors of critical illness development within 28 days postadmission during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a prospective cohort study including 477 PCR-positive COVID-19 patients admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Istanbul from March 12 to May 12, 2020. RESULTS: The most common presenting symptoms were cough, dyspnea, and fatigue. Critical illness developed in 45 (9...
June 2023: Infect Dis Clin Microbiol