Clinical profile of patients with COVID-19 at Raden Mattaher General Regional Hospital Jambi

Abstract

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new virus that was first reported in Wuhan, Hubei. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that COVID-19 is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus attacks the upper respiratory tract, then spreads to the lower respiratory tract, and continues to the gastrointestinal tract. Objectives: This study aimed to describe COVID-19 patients' profiles at Raden Mattaher Hospital, Jambi. Methods: This was an observational study that took a descriptive cross-sectional approach. It intended to describe the profiles of COVID-19 patients seeking treatment at Raden Mattaher Hospital, Jambi. This data were recorded during the period of October 2021-December 2021, with a total of 30 samples obtained. Results: Most of the COVID-19 patients' profiles revealed they were between ages 50-59 and 70-79, male, complained of respiratory system disorders, and without comorbidity. As for vital signs, most had normal pulses, tachypnea breathing, normal oxygen saturation, and normal blood pressure. Laboratory examinations showed that most had normal ALCs, suspicious NLR, positive RT-PCR results, and negative antigen swabs. Most patients had a length of stay of 8-14 days and exited with independent isolation. Conclusion: COVID-19 patients at Raden Mattaher Hospital, Jambi had different characteristics, clinical results, and laboratory tests with varying results. Most results were in accordance with the proposed theory and few had results that differed from it.