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- Title
Ocular findings in patients hospitalized for COVID-19.
- Authors
ÇETİNKAYA, Yasemin Fatma; KARAÇAYLI, Ceren
- Abstract
Objective: The COVID-19 disease, which has affected the whole world, has seriously challenged the health system. In this period when the delivery of health services is in danger, understanding how the disease affects different parts of the human body has remained in the background. This study was conducted to identify patients with ocular complaints and findings from inpatient COVID-19 patients. Methods: A cross-sectional, retrospective study was conducted in individuals aged 18 years and older who were followed up and treated for COVID-19 in a tertiary hospital between 25 March 2020 and 31 March 2021. Electronic health records of all patients were reviewed. In adition Procalcitonin, urea, and neutrophil levels were compared between patients with and without ocular symptoms. Results: A total of 7060 patients with positive COVID-19 tests were included in our study. The mean patient age was 60.89±16.96 years. 52.8% (n=19) of the patients were female and 47.2% (n=17) were male. The ophthalmology consultation rate was 0.5% with a total of 36 patients. The most common symptom was visual changes in 47.2% (n=17) of the patients. The second most common ocular pathology was chemosis by conjunctival hyperemia and eye irritation. 100% of the patients exposed to keratopathy had a history of intensive care. (p<0.001). However, it was observed that the visual changes were not directly related to the intensive care unit. 88.2% of these patients did not have a history of intensive care (p<0.001). Significant elevations in the compared laboratory findings were observed in patients with ocular findings. Conclusion: It was also emphasized that COVID-19 affects the eyes at a low rate, but ocular findings may remain in the background, especially in patients who have been hospitalized for a long time and at the first admission to the hospital Although procalcitonin, urea and neutrophil counts were found to be higher in patients with ocular symptoms, it was not found that these patients affected the rate of admission to the intensive care unit.
- Subjects
COVID-19; INTENSIVE care units; HOSPITAL admission &; discharge; ELECTRONIC health records; MEDICAL care; HUMAN body
- Publication
Turkish Bulletin of Hygiene & Experimental Biology / Türk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji, 2022, Vol 79, Issue 3, p523
- ISSN
0377-9777
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5505/TurkHijyen.2022.93195