Evaluating of the Clinical Profile, Laboratory Parameters and Outcome of Covid-19 Patients in Najran City - Saudi Arabia: A Descriptive Analysis
Abdullah I. Aedh
College of Medicine, Najran University; Consultant Internal Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, Najran University Hospital, Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Ali Dhafer Al-Swedan
Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine Consultant, King Khalid Hospital- Najran, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz S. Alshahrani
College of Medicine, Najran University; Consultant Internal Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, Najran University Hospital, Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Eisa Yazeed Ghazwani
Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Najran University, Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Salem Ali S. Alatef Sultan
King Khalid Hospital, Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Naif Ahmed Y. Mahnashi
College of Medicine, Najran University, Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Ali Hadi M. Alyami
College of Medicine, Najran University, Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Ahood Ahmad A. Mahjari
College of Medicine, Najran University, Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Asaad M. A. Babker *
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Hatem Mohamed
Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, Najran, Najran University, Saudi Arabia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The unprecedented pandemic has been causing devastating damage to the human life and livelihood. The SARS CoV-2 viral strains are currently responsible for the serious of infection waves and high mortality rate. The management of disease requires well developed medical infrastructure such as central oxygen suction, ventilator facility to support the patients with severe complications. Therefore, early diagnosis and monitoring are mandatory in order to control the disease progression and its clinical complications. Current study, we retrospectively analyzed the clinical parameters of the COVID-19 positive patients, and found that the body mass index ratio, oxygen saturation level and the neutrophil, lymphocyte ratio were continuously monitored. Any significant increase in the above said parameters may be correlated with adverse disease progression and patient mortality rate. In this way, developing countries could cut down the necessity for medical infrastructure.
Keywords: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, clinical profile, laboratory parameters, Najran City, Saudi Arabia