COVID-19 as a novel disease, different disease patterns were observed worldwide, and many treatment plans were tried. So, it is important to investigate the Egyptian clinical characteristics and different factors that determine the patient's 'outcome
Investigators will convey the Ain Shams University experience as the first university in
Egypt to designate one of its hospitals (Ain Shams University Obour Hospital) for management
of confirmed COVID19 cases. investigators will try to identify the characteristics of the
disease as regards the clinical, laboratory and imaging abnormalities and to assess the
outcome determinants. It is a retrospective observational cohort study at Ain Shams
University Obour Hospital. All adult patients from both sexes with positive nucleic acid
testing for severe adult respiratory syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)will be included.
Clinical criteria, laboratory data, radiological findings, hospital course and patient
outcome will be anonymously collected from records.
Diagnostic Test: Lab workup (on admission and regularly during follow up).
Complete blood count with differential leucocytic count. Absolute lymphocytic and neutrophilic count. Liver functions: Aspartate transaminase and Alanine transaminase . Renal functions: Blood urea nitrogen, serum Creatinine. HbA1C. C-reactive protein (quantitative). Serum ferritin level. D - dimer level (quantitative). Coagulation profile (Prothrombin time/ Partial thromboplastin time/ International normalized ratio).
Troponin level. Arterial blood gases when needed.
Other Name: culture, imaging
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult (≥18 years) patients from both sexes with positive nucleic acid testing for
severe adult respiratory syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).
- Standard of care arm of the ongoing clinical trials will be included in our study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- mild cases who don't need hospitalization
Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University Research Institute- Clinical Research Center
Cairo, Non-US, Egypt
Investigator: Fatma Soliman E Ebeid
Contact: 01095569596
dr.fatma_ebeid@yahoo.com
Ashraf Elmaraghy
+20 100 177 0703
ashrafelmaraghy@yahoo.com
Ashraf Elmaraghy, Principal Investigator
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Medicine