Time to Recovery of Severely Ill COVID-19 Patients and its Predictors: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Tigray, Ethiopia.
Haftom Temesgen AbebeYibrah Berhe ZelelowAfework Mulugeta BezabihMengistu Mitiku AshebirGetachew Redae TafereAlem Desta WunehMedhanie Gebresilassie ArayaNguse Kahsay KirosMolla Kahssay HilufMohamedawel Mohamedniguss EbrahimTesfay Gebregzabher GebrehiwetAbadi Leul WelderufaelAbrahim Hassen MohammedPublished in: Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare (2022)
The median recovery time of severely ill COVID-19 patients was long, and older age, comorbidity, shortness of breath, and body weakness were significant factors related with the time to recovery among the severely ill COVID-19 patients. Therefore, we recommended that elders and individuals with at least one comorbidity disease have to get due attention to prevent infection by the virus. Moreover, attention should be given in the treatment practice for individuals who had shortness of breath and body weakness symptoms.