@article { author = {Nassiri Toosi, Mohssen and Habibi, Pedram and SeyedAlinaghi, SeyedAhmad and Hassannezhad, Malihe and Dehghan Manshadi, Seyed Ali and Emadi Koochak, Hamid and Allameh, Seyed Farshad and Sadeghniiat, Khosro}, title = {A Severity Checklist: What Predicts Hospitalization of Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic?}, journal = {Journal of Iranian Medical Council}, volume = {5}, number = {3}, pages = {371-379}, year = {2022}, publisher = {Iran Medical Council}, issn = {2645-338X}, eissn = {2645-3398}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/jimc.v5i3.10930}, abstract = {AbstractBackground: To find different variables involved in the hospitalization of patients referred to the respiratory Emergency Room (ER) at the time of COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: A questionnaire was designed to determine different hypothetical factors involved in the hospitalization of 3481 patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.Results: This study suggests that the following factors/variables are involved in the hospitalization of patients: age, respiratory distress, duration of symptoms, cough, 5-day-prolonged fever, diabetes mellitus, respiratory diseases, renal conditions, history of chemotherapy, saturation of blood oxygen, sore throat, and fever.Conclusion: We found that through having an insight towards what may and may not be involved in the severity of the novel coronavirus infection, one might be able to decide if a patient could potentially benefit from hospitalization.}, keywords = {corona virus,Predictors,SARS-CoV-2}, url = {http://www.jimc.ir/article_159688.html}, eprint = {http://www.jimc.ir/article_159688_1455e354677536fd9a029521ec7e9a90.pdf} }