Reviewing the Hospitalization Criteria of Symptomatic Covid-19 Patients and Comparing them with National Therapeutic-diagnostic Guidelines of Covid-19

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Instructor of Nursing, Department of Nursing, Asadabad School of Medical Sciences, Asadabad, Iran.

2 Instructor of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Asadabad School of Medical Sciences, Asadabad, Iran.

3 Professor of Physiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran.

10.32592/JSMJ.23.1.9

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Background and Objectives At the outset of a new pandemic, when evidence related to predictors of disease is limited or ineffective, prioritization of hospitalization criteria can have a pivotal role in optimization of health-treatment services. This study was performed with the aim of reviewing the hospitalization criteria of symptomatic Covid-19 patients admitted to Ghaem Hospital of Asadabad city and comparing them with national therapeutic-diagnostic guidelines of Covid-19 in 2019-2021. Subjects and Methods This analytical cross-sectional study involved all symptomatic Covid-19 patients (n = 2286) hospitalized from the beginning of the pandemic until the end of the fifth surge of the disease (from March 2020 to August 2021). The tool used in this study was the checklist for gathering demographic and clinical information of Covid-19 patients. Statistical analysis was performed using the chi-square test. Results Our results showed that 47.9% of the patients had moderate symptoms and 49.1% of the patients had severe symptoms, and according to the guidelines, they had at least 3 symptoms. Conclusion The above-mentioned results indicate the good conformity of the hospitalization criteria of suspected Covid-19 patients admitted to the hospital with the national diagnostic-therapeutic guideline issued by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (11th edition).

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Jundishapur Scientific Medical Journal
Volume 23, Issue 1 - Serial Number 148
March and April 2024
Pages 9-18

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  • Receive Date: 18 January 2024
  • Revise Date: 02 March 2024
  • Accept Date: 06 March 2024

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