Abstract
Aim: To compare the clinical outcomes of a severe attack of COVID-19 in patients with diabetes and patients with no diabetes. Study design: A case-control study. Place and Duration: This study was conducted at Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro Pakistan from October 2020 to October 2021. Methodology: Out of 62 patients who visited the emergency department during the study period with shortness of breath, 55 participants tested positive for COVID-19. Those 55 were included in the present study. All the patients were admitted to ICU. A detailed demographic and clinical history was taken. All the patients were categorized as diabetic and non-diabetic based on their blood sugar levels. The clinical outcomes were assessed by monitoring blood pressure, rate of shock, renal function tests, and level of troponin. Result: Out of a total of 55 patients, 33 (60%) patients were detected with diabetes and the remaining 22 (40%) did not have diabetes. A total of 21 (63.64%) of the diabetic patients needed invasive ventilation and 9 (27.27%) needed non-invasive ventilation. A total of 20 (60.6%) diabetic patients had acute kidney injury and 29 (87.88%) had elevated levels of troponin.
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