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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022

The Clinical Course and Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized Due to COVID-19 during Three Pandemic Waves in Poland: A Single Center Observational Study.

Carlo Bieńkowski, Justyna D Kowalska, Marcin Paciorek, Piotr Wasilewski, Paweł Uliczny, Ewelina Garbacz-Łagożna, Andrzej Pihowicz, Monika Mrozińska, Tomasz Dyda, Michał Makowiecki and 2 more

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Carlo BieńkowskiHospital for Infectious Diseases in Warsaw, 01-201 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6488-4576
Justyna D KowalskaHospital for Infectious Diseases in Warsaw, 01-201 Warsaw, Poland.
Marcin PaciorekHospital for Infectious Diseases in Warsaw, 01-201 Warsaw, Poland.
Piotr WasilewskiHospital for Infectious Diseases in Warsaw, 01-201 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9301-7140
Paweł UlicznyHospital for Infectious Diseases in Warsaw, 01-201 Warsaw, Poland.
Ewelina Garbacz-ŁagożnaHospital for Infectious Diseases in Warsaw, 01-201 Warsaw, Poland.
Andrzej PihowiczHospital for Infectious Diseases in Warsaw, 01-201 Warsaw, Poland.
Monika MrozińskaHospital for Infectious Diseases in Warsaw, 01-201 Warsaw, Poland.
Tomasz DydaHospital for Infectious Diseases in Warsaw, 01-201 Warsaw, Poland.
Michał MakowieckiHospital for Infectious Diseases in Warsaw, 01-201 Warsaw, Poland.
Joanna PułaHospital for Infectious Diseases in Warsaw, 01-201 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-9745-5022
Andrzej HorbanHospital for Infectious Diseases in Warsaw, 01-201 Warsaw, Poland.
Medical University of Warsaw · PLCardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw · PL

Funding

Agencja Badań Medycznych 2020/ABM/COVID19/0077
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Poland was reported on 4 March 2020. We aim to compare the clinical course and outcomes of patients hospitalized in the Hospital for Infectious Diseases in Warsaw due to COVID-19 during three pandemic waves. Materials and methods: The medical data were collected for all patients diagnosed with COVID-19 hospitalized in our hospital from 6 March 2020 till 30 November 2021. COVID-19 diagnosis was confirmed by nasopharyngeal swabs using real-time polymerase chain reaction assay (RT-PCR) or SARS-CoV-2 antigen test. COVID-19 waves were defined based on the number and dynamics of cases. Results: Altogether, 2138 patient medical records were analyzed. The majority of the cohort was male (1235/2138, 57.8%), and the median age was 65 years [IQR: 50−74 years]. Patients hospitalized during the third wave had lower oxygen saturation on admission (p < 0.001) and were more likely to receive oxygen supplementation (p < 0.001). Serious complications, including pneumothorax (p < 0.001) and thromboembolic complications (p < 0.001), intensive care unit admission (p = 0.034), and death (p = 0.003), occurred more often in patients of the third wave. Conclusions: During the third wave, patients in our cohort experienced a more severe course of the disease and poorer outcomes.

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COVID-19epidemic wavespandemicSARS-CoV-2

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PMID36556002
PMCPMC9787021
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