Comparative study of clinical symptoms, laboratory and radiological findings of COVID-19 patients admitted to ICU ward with internal ward of Forghani Hospital in Qom: a case series

This analytical study was performed in Forqani Hospital of Qom from April to June of the year with the aim of comparing laboratory and radiological findings in patients with coronavirus 2020. Laboratory and radiological findings were performed between 50 patients with coronary artery hospitalization in the inpatient ward and 50 patients admitted to the ICU of Qom. After collecting information, data analysis was performed with SPSS24 software. “In patients admitted to the inpatient ward, the age of patients was 54 ±2.29 years and 54% were male and the mean age of patients admitted to intensive care units was 60 + 2 +01 years and 64% were male. Based on radiological findings in patients admitted to the inpatient ward and ICU, bilateral lung involvement was 68% and 84%, respectively (p <0.05). The finding of grand glass in the lungs in patients admitted to the inpatient ward was significantly higher than the ICU patients and also the finding of consolidation in the lungs in patients admitted to the ICU was significantly more than the patients admitted to the inpatient ward (P <0.05). In laboratory findings, there was a significant difference between WBC, lymphocyte, BUN and creatinine and CRP in patients admitted to the ICU with patients admitted to the inpatient ward (P <0.05). The results of this study show that in patients with coronavirus diagnosis, there was a significant difference in radiological and laboratory findings in patients with COVID-19 admitted to the inpatient and intensive care units such as blood oxygen levels, WBC, lymphocyte platelets, CRP, creatinine. There was a significant difference between urea and lung CT scan findings and diagnosis of lung consolidation in patients admitted to the ICU compared with patients admitted to the ward.