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Home management scheme for patients with severe covid-19 in Duhok city, Kurdistan region of Iraq: a possible role for family physicians

AIM: This study investigated the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who were involved in the home management scheme in Duhok city. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This prospective descriptive study enrolled Kurdish patients diagnosed with severe...

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Autores principales: Hussein, Nawfal R., Saleem, Zana Sidiq M., Rashad, Brisik H., Naqid, Ibrahim A., Ibrahim, Nashwan, Musa, Dildar H., Khezaqia, Nina D., Yousif, Ahmed H.
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Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8797100/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35136799
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_166_21
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author Hussein, Nawfal R.
Saleem, Zana Sidiq M.
Rashad, Brisik H.
Naqid, Ibrahim A.
Ibrahim, Nashwan
Musa, Dildar H.
Khezaqia, Nina D.
Yousif, Ahmed H.
author_facet Hussein, Nawfal R.
Saleem, Zana Sidiq M.
Rashad, Brisik H.
Naqid, Ibrahim A.
Ibrahim, Nashwan
Musa, Dildar H.
Khezaqia, Nina D.
Yousif, Ahmed H.
author_sort Hussein, Nawfal R.
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description AIM: This study investigated the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who were involved in the home management scheme in Duhok city. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This prospective descriptive study enrolled Kurdish patients diagnosed with severe COVID-19 between June 1 and November 1, 2020, and were treated at home. RESULTS: The average age of the patients was 59.77 ± 14 years and 51 (56.04%) of them were males. Seven of these patients (7.69%) were smokers. Most patients (72.52%) had one or more comorbidities. Fever (87.1%) was the most commonly presented symptom in older patients. The case fatality rate was 3/91 (3.29%). This rate was not found to be associated with sex, history of smoking, or comorbidities. The age of deceased patients (40 ± 25 years) was significantly lower than that of cured patients (60 ± 13 years) (p = -0.025). CONCLUSIONS: The case fatality rate of patients enrolled in this scheme was comparable to those who received treatment in hospitals. Therefore, this scheme could provide a good alternative for treating patients with severe COVID-19 and family physicians could lead the scheme through the primary care network.
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spelling pubmed-87971002022-02-07 Home management scheme for patients with severe covid-19 in Duhok city, Kurdistan region of Iraq: a possible role for family physicians Hussein, Nawfal R. Saleem, Zana Sidiq M. Rashad, Brisik H. Naqid, Ibrahim A. Ibrahim, Nashwan Musa, Dildar H. Khezaqia, Nina D. Yousif, Ahmed H. J Family Med Prim Care Original Article AIM: This study investigated the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who were involved in the home management scheme in Duhok city. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This prospective descriptive study enrolled Kurdish patients diagnosed with severe COVID-19 between June 1 and November 1, 2020, and were treated at home. RESULTS: The average age of the patients was 59.77 ± 14 years and 51 (56.04%) of them were males. Seven of these patients (7.69%) were smokers. Most patients (72.52%) had one or more comorbidities. Fever (87.1%) was the most commonly presented symptom in older patients. The case fatality rate was 3/91 (3.29%). This rate was not found to be associated with sex, history of smoking, or comorbidities. The age of deceased patients (40 ± 25 years) was significantly lower than that of cured patients (60 ± 13 years) (p = -0.025). CONCLUSIONS: The case fatality rate of patients enrolled in this scheme was comparable to those who received treatment in hospitals. Therefore, this scheme could provide a good alternative for treating patients with severe COVID-19 and family physicians could lead the scheme through the primary care network. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021-11 2021-11-29 /pmc/articles/PMC8797100/ /pubmed/35136799 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_166_21 Text en Copyright: © 2021 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
spellingShingle Original Article
Hussein, Nawfal R.
Saleem, Zana Sidiq M.
Rashad, Brisik H.
Naqid, Ibrahim A.
Ibrahim, Nashwan
Musa, Dildar H.
Khezaqia, Nina D.
Yousif, Ahmed H.
Home management scheme for patients with severe covid-19 in Duhok city, Kurdistan region of Iraq: a possible role for family physicians
title Home management scheme for patients with severe covid-19 in Duhok city, Kurdistan region of Iraq: a possible role for family physicians
title_full Home management scheme for patients with severe covid-19 in Duhok city, Kurdistan region of Iraq: a possible role for family physicians
title_fullStr Home management scheme for patients with severe covid-19 in Duhok city, Kurdistan region of Iraq: a possible role for family physicians
title_full_unstemmed Home management scheme for patients with severe covid-19 in Duhok city, Kurdistan region of Iraq: a possible role for family physicians
title_short Home management scheme for patients with severe covid-19 in Duhok city, Kurdistan region of Iraq: a possible role for family physicians
title_sort home management scheme for patients with severe covid-19 in duhok city, kurdistan region of iraq: a possible role for family physicians
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8797100/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35136799
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_166_21
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