Epidemiological Profiles and Clinical Outcomes of Non-COVID-19 Patients during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Single-Center Experience

Abstract

Background: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to storm internationally. Various essential services in the health systems have failed to meet the standardized health needs for those non-COVID-19 patients. In this single academic center study, we describe the epidemiological profiles and clinical outcomes on non-COVID-19 patients during COVID-19 pandemic to guide decision-makers in maintaining essential health services and building a structured recovery plan by the end of this pandemic. Materials and Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional single academic center study included 718 non-COVID-19 patients in King Saud University Medical City between March and June 2020. Demographic, clinical, laboratory, treatment, and disposition data were extracted from the Hospital Electronic Records, Electronic System for Integrated Health Information database. Results: The highest age group was 26–35 years, representing 28.6% (n = 205), and 56% (n = 402) were females. The most common comorbidity was hypertension by 25.5% (n = 183), and the main route of admission was through Emergency Medicine Department, 76.7% (n = 551), and 87% (n = 624) of the admissions were to wards, 13% (n = 92) were to Intensive Care Unit, and 7% (n = 51) were deceased. Based on International Classification of Diseases, Revision 10 classifications, 33.6% (n = 241) had diseases of the respiratory system, 14.5% (n = 104) were obstetrics, and 10.4% (n = 75) were cardiac cases. Conclusion: In this single-center study, maintaining essential health-care services is critical during COVID-19 pandemics. Attention should be addressed to extreme ages and to those with pulmonary, obstetric, and cardiac diseases. Mapping decisions taken to curb COVID-19 is critical to structure a solid recovery plan.