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Treatment Experience in Patients with COVID-19: Preliminary Results from Kocaeli Turkey

Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Doktor Suat Seren Göğüs Hastalıkları ve Göğüs Cerrahisi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Göğüs Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, İzmir, Türkiye

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45–50
Publication Date
2022-11-06
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In this cohort, early diagnosis and treatment with COVID-19 appear to be associated with good outcome.

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Objective & Hypothesis:INTRODUCTION: The first case of pandemic was reported on March 11th of 2020 in Turkey.
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Key Findings & Data:METHODS:Weattempteda retrospective analysisofCOVID-19patientswho wereadmittedatfirstmonthof pandemic inKocaeliUniversity Hospital.Caseswere definedas COVID-19 by clinical, laboratory (RT-PCR)and imaging(CT) criteria.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this cohort, early diagnosis and treatment with COVID-19 appear to be associated with good outcome.
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INTRODUCTION: The first case of pandemic was reported on March 11th of 2020 in Turkey. METHODS:Weattempteda retrospective analysisofCOVID-19patientswho wereadmittedatfirstmonthof pandemic inKocaeliUniversity Hospital.Caseswere definedas COVID-19 by clinical, laboratory (RT-PCR)and imaging(CT) criteria. From March 15th to April20th, 80 caseswerehospitalized.Hydroxychloroquine(HCQ),azithromycin(AZM) and oseltamivir (OSM) are recommended for treatment. We aim to share theresultsofthisearlytreatmentstrategy. RESULTS: Among the 80 patients;14(17.5%)receivedHCQalone,25(31.2%) receivedHCQandAZM,and41 (51.2%)received HCQ,AZM and OSM.In the group receiving HCQtreatment, 3.7% were hospitalized for less than 5days and13.8%for5daysandlonger;InthegroupreceivingHCQandAZMtreatment, 20%werehospitalizedfor less than 5 days and 11.3% for 5 days and longer. In the group treated with HCQ,AZMandOSM,42.5%werehospitalized for less than 5 days and 8.8% for5 daysandlonger.(p=0.0001).Theco-administrationofthethreedrugs may be synergistic. When used in combination with AZM and OSM in the early period, it shortened the duration of hospitalization. Since there is not much data about it in the literature yet, we wanted to share our positive experience. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION:Early treatment resultedin early recovery, decreasedrequirementforintubation,and a very low mortality rate. In this cohort, early diagnosis and treatment with COVID-19 appear to be associated with good outcome.

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GİRİŞ ve AMAÇ: Türkiye’de ilk pandemi vakası 11 Mart 2020’de bildirildi. Bu zamana kadar tüm ülkeler kendi teşhis ve tedavi protokollerini belirledi. YÖNTEMveGEREÇLER:KocaeliÜniversitesiHastanesinepandemininilkayındayatanCOVID-19hastalarınınretrospektif analizi yapıldı. Vakalar klinik, laboratuvar (RT-PCR) ve görüntüleme (CT) kriterlerine göre COVID-19 olarak tanımlandı. Türkiye Tıbbi Pandemi Konseyi, Türkiye’de COVID-19’un erken tedavisi için hidroksiklorokin (HCQ), azitromisin (AZM) ve oseltamivir (OSM) kullanımını önermiştir. Bu raporda, bu erken tedavi stratejisinin sonuçlarını paylaşmayı hedefliyoruz. BULGULAR: Pozitif RT-PCR testi veya tipik BT bulguları ile teşhis edilen 80 hasta arasında; 14’ü (% 17.5) yalnızca HCQ aldı, 25’i (% 31.2) HCQ ve AZMaldı ve 41’i (% 51.2) HCQ, AZM ve OSMaldı. HCQ tedavisi alan grupta,% 3,7’si 5 günden azve% 13,8’i 5 gün ve daha uzun süre hastanede kalmıştır; HCQ veAZMtedavisi alan grupta,% 20’si 5 günden azve% 11,3’ü 5 gün ve daha uzun süre hastanede kalmıştır. HCQ, AZM ve OSM ile tedavi edilen grupta,% 42,5’i 5 günden az ve% 8,8’i 5 gün ve daha uzun süre hastanede kalmıştır. Fark istatistiksel olarak anlamlıydı (p = 0.0001). Üç ilacın birlikte uygulanması, COVID-19 hastalığına karşı sinerjik bir etkiye sahip olabilir. İlk aydaki verilerle elde ettiğimiz sonuçlar, erken dönemde AZM ve OSM ile birlikte kullanıldığında bozulmayı önlediği ve hastanede kalış süresini kısalttığı oldu. Henüz literatürde çok fazla veri olmadığı için olumlu deneyimlerimizi paylaşmak istedik. TARTIŞMA ve SONUÇ: Deneyimlerimize dayanarak, erken tedavinin erken iyileşme, entübasyon gereksiniminin azalması ve çok düşük ölümoranıyla sonuçlandığını makul buluyoruz. Bu ilk kohortta, COVID-19 ile erken teşhis ve tedavi, iyisonuçla ilişkili görünmektedir.

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BARIŞ, S. A., SAYAN, M., CANTÜRK, N. Z., UTKAN, N. Z., BAŞYİĞİT, İ., KARADENİZLİ, A., DOĞAN, S., AKHAN, S., DENİZ, M. T., AZAK, E., BOYACI, H., MUTLU, B. (2022). Treatment Experience in Patients with COVID-19: Preliminary Results from Kocaeli Turkey. Kocaeli Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 10 - Sayı: 2, 45–50. https://ajindex.com/articles/652976

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