Development of concomitant diseases in COVID-19 critically ill patients

Investigation of the smoking prevalence among critically ill patients with COVID-19

In this paper, we investigate the prevalence rate of smoking in COVID-19 patients and examine whether there is a difference in the distribution of smokers between the two statistical populations of critically ill COVID-19 patients and the entire Iranian population or not. To do this, we first prepared a sample of 300 COVID-19 patients admitted to hospitals in Tehran and Rasht. Then, through the...

Nutritional Assessment in Critically Ill Patients

Background: Malnutrition is an important factor in the survival of critically ill patients. The purpose of the present study was to assess the nutritional status of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) on the days of admission and discharge via a detailed nutritional assessment. Methods: Totally, 125 patients were followed up from admission to discharge at 8ICUs in Shiraz, Iran. The patien...

probiotics in critically ill patients

Investigation of the prevalence of underlying diseases in Covid-19 patients in Yasuj

Introduction: Acute respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus (COVID-19), which was identified in December 2019, is rapidly evolving in the world and has been identified by the World Health Organization as a major global threat. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between the underlying diseases in Covid-19 patients and the severity of their symptoms and hen...

nutritional assessment in critically ill patients

background: malnutrition is an important factor in the survival of critically ill patients. the purpose of the present study was to assess the nutritional status of patients in the intensive care unit (icu) on the days of admission and discharge via a detailed nutritional assessment.  methods: totally, 125 patients were followed up from admission to discharge at 8icus in shiraz, iran. the patie...