Publications by authors named "Oluwadun O"
Objective: Nigeria experienced many waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study compared the clinical presentations and mortality among hospitalized patients during the first and second waves of the pandemic in Lagos State, Nigeria.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted.
Article Synopsis
- Lagos State has the highest COVID-19 burden in Nigeria, and a study assessed death factors among hospitalized patients there.
- Out of 2,858 patients, most were males (65.8%), young (average age 41.9), asymptomatic (55.5%), and had mild disease (73.8%); the overall death rate was 6.5%.
- Key risk factors for death included being male, older age, having comorbidities, and experiencing severe COVID-19, with males having a 50% higher chance and severely ill patients a 9-fold higher risk of death.
Background: Lagos State has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria. We assessed the factors predicting the length of hospital stay of COVID-19 patients admitted in 15 isolation centres across the state.
Methods: We reviewed the electronic medical records of all COVID-19 patients admitted and discharged between February 27, 2020, and September 30, 2020.
Background: A lot has been documented about the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We compared the clinical features of real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase-chain-reaction (RT-PCR) confirmed COVID-19 positive and negative patients admitted in Lagos State.
Methods: Medical records of all patients admitted in 15 isolation centres across Lagos state between 27 February 2020 and 30 September 2020, were abstracted and reviewed.