Open AccessComorbidities and clinical features related to severe outcomes among COVID-19 cases in Selangor, Malaysia
Author(s) -
Wan Shakira Rodzlan Hasani,
Shubash Shander Ganapathy,
Zhuo Lin Chong,
Halizah Mat Rifin,
Mohammad Nazarudin Bahari,
Muhammad Haikal Ghazali,
Noor Aliza Lodz,
Muhd Hafizuddin Taufik Ramli,
Nur Liana Ab Majid,
Miaw Yn Jane Ling,
Muhammad Fadhli Mohd Yusoff,
Noor Ani Ahmad,
Anita Suleiman,
Ahmad Faudzi Yusoff,
Venugopalan Balan,
Sha'ari Ngadiman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
western pacific surveillance response journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2094-7313
pISSN - 2094-7321
DOI - 10.5365/wpsar.2020.11.3.007
Subject(s) - medicine , lethargy , mechanical ventilation , intubation , intensive care unit , odds ratio , comorbidity , emergency medicine , logistic regression , surgery
Pre-existing comorbidities can predict severe disease requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission among COVID-19 cases. We compared comorbidities, clinical features and other predictive factors between COVID-19 patients requiring ICU admission for intubation/mechanical ventilation and all other COVID-19 cases in Selangor, Malaysia.