Survival Time to COVID-19 Severity and Its Predictors in South Gondar Zone, North-West Ethiopia: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Getaneh Atikilt YemataAragaw TesfawGashaw MihretMulu Tiruneh AsemuZebader Walle BeleteEshetie MollaErmiase Sisay ChanieFitalew Tadele AdmassuEyaya HabtieTsion DesalagnHabtamu Shimels HailemeskelFentaw Teshome DagnawPublished in: Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare (2022)
Patients with COVID-19 had a short median severity time, and factors like older age, comorbidity, high temperature, and high blood pressure were all independent predictors of severity time. Patients with high body temperature, blood pressure, comorbidity, and advanced age should be the focus of interventions to reduce progression time and improve clinical outcomes.