Publications by authors named "Hussein Elsaaran"
Background: The transmissibility and associated morbidity and mortality of severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2), have overwhelmed worldwide healthcare systems, resulting in an urgent need to understand this virus and its associated effects. The aim of our study was to identify patient symptoms, clinical characteristics, laboratory, and radiology findings that are associated with serious morbidity and mortality in COVID-19 patients.
Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in Jaber Al Ahmad Hospital, the designated COVID-19 center in Kuwait between August 1st, 2020 and January 31st, 2021.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the risk factors for barotrauma in COVID-19 patients on mechanical ventilation in an ICU setting, highlighting its impact on patient management.
- Out of 343 patients, 54 (15.4%) experienced barotrauma, primarily presenting as pneumothorax and highly correlated with patients having acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
- Key risk factors identified include low consciousness at intubation, high COVID-GRAM scores, and elevated positive-end expiratory pressure (PEEP), indicating a significant association with increased mortality in this patient group.