@article{article_1135042, title={Evaluation of Symptoms, Laboratory and Thorax Computerized Tomography Findings of COVID-19 Positive Healthcare Professionals: A Retrospective Study}, journal={İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi}, volume={9}, pages={11–18}, year={2024}, DOI={10.61399/ikcusbfd.1135042}, author={Apaydın, Emine and Akeren, Zahide and Kazak, Aysun and Kuralay, Çiğdem and Hintistan, Sevilay}, keywords={Health workers, SARS-CoV-2, symptoms, retrospective, Thorax CT}, abstract={Objective: The study was carried out to examine the symptoms and laboratory and thoracic computed tomography findings of COVID-19-positive healthcare professionals in northeastern Turkey. Material and Method: The sample of this descriptive, cross-sectional, and retrospective study consisted of 146 healthcare professionals who had positive COVID-19. Data were collected using electronic data from the hospital information management system and the personal health records of healthcare professionals. Results: 50.6% of COVID-19-positive healthcare professionals were symptomatic, 49.4% were asymptomatic, 52.7% of nurses, midwives, and health officers, and those who were symptomatic experienced the most cough, muscle-joint pain, and fatigue. Healthcare workers had a high leukocyte, neutrophil, lymphocyte, platelet mean, C reactive protein, and D-dimer, and 24.1% had COVID-19-compatible thorax computed tomography. Symptomatic healthcare professionals had a lower median of leukocyte and a higher median of C reactive protein and procalcitonin compared to asymptomatic healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals with COVID-19 compatible thorax computed tomography had a lower leukocyte, median, and platelet mean, lower high C reactive protein median, and higher D-dimer median. Conclusion: The study found that half of the healthcare professionals are symptomatic, and leukocyte, neutrophil, lymphocyte, C reactive protein, and platelet values affect the development of COVID-19-compatible thoracic computed tomography. The results can be used as a knowledge base for research and by health workers and institutional authorities to implement methods to improve prevention levels.}, number={1}, publisher={Izmir Katip Celebi University}, organization={Yok}