Epidemiological Profiles of COVID-19 Patients Admitted to Intensive Care

Abstract

Objective: Describe the epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit. Methods: This was a prospective observational study of 6 months (August 2020 to February 2021) carried out at the COVID-19 resuscitation service of the Mohammed V military hospital. Results: During the study period, all patients tested positive for SARS-CoV-2; 300 were admitted to intensive care. The average age of patients was 67±11 years, with 217 male (72.3%) of cases, with a sex ratio (M/F) of 2.61. The majority of patients with at least one medical comorbidity 54%, including diabetes (35.7%), high blood pressure (31.8%), and obesity (29.7%). The mortality rate was 53.3% of all patients admitted to intensive care. Conclusion: During this period all patients declared COVID-19 a small proportion of patients were admitted to intensive care. These patients were mainly elderly and male, with at least one comorbidity.