COVID-19 in Healthcare Professionals: Evaluation of Clinical, Demographic and Laboratory Results

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Background: In this study, it was aimed to present the clinical symptoms, vaccination status, demographic and laboratory data of the healthcare workers diagnosed with COVID-19 in our hospital. Materials and methods: Healthcare workers diagnosed with COVID-19 between April 2020 and August 2021 were included in the study. Results: A total of 490 healthcare workers, 320 male (65.30%) and 170 female (34.70%), were included in the study. The mean age of all patients was 32.70±8.77 years. During the date of the study, 33% of healthcare workers were diagnosed with COVID-19. The most frequently diagnosed occupational groups were nurses (39.18%) and doctors (19.79%). It was observed that 9.39% of the employees were asymptomatic and 4.08% were in the high-risk group of COVID-19. The most common symptoms were fatigue (71.84%), high fever (70.27%) and cough (69.05%). 9.59% of the patients were hospitalized and followed up. In 54.05% of these patients, there was infiltration compatible with COVID-19 in the thorax computed tomography. The most common findings in laboratory examinations are; LDH (28.95%) and CRP (27.78%) were elevated. Conclusion: Healthcare workers are in the high risk group because of their close contact with patients during the pandemic process. In the study, it is seen that one out of every three healthcare workers is infected with the virus, which is a very high rate. The fact that only 4.08% of the employees diagnosed with COVID-19 are in the high risk group of COVID-19 shows how important the use of personal protective equipment is.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• COVID-19
• Healthcare workers
• SARS-CoV-2

Sağlık Çalışanlarında COVID-19: Klinik, Demografik ve Laboratuvar Sonuçlarının Değerlendirilmesi

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Amaç: Bu çalışmada hastanemizde görevli sağlık çalışanlarından COVID-19 tanısı alanların klinik semptomları, aşılanma durumları, demografik ve laboratuvar verilerinin sunulması amaçlandı. Materyal ve Metod: Nisan 2020-Ağustos 2021 tarihleri arasında COVID-19 tanısı alan sağlık çalışanları çalışmaya dahil edildi. Bulgular: Çalışmaya 320 erkek (%65.30) ve 170 kadın (%34.70) olmak üzere 490 sağlık çalışanı dahil edildi. Tüm hastaların yaş ortalaması 32.70±8.77 yıldı. Çalışmanın yapıldığı tarih aralığında sağlık çalışanlarının %33’ü COVID-19 tanısı aldı. En fazla tanı alan meslek grupları hemşireler (%39.18) ve doktorlardı (%19.79). Çalışanların %9.39’u asemptomatik ve %4.08’inin COVID-19 yüksek riskli grupta yer aldığı görüldü. En sık görülen semptomlar; halsizlik (%71.84), yüksek ateş (%70.27) ve öksürüktü (%69.05). Hastaların %9.59’u yatırılarak takip edildi. Bu hastaların %54.05’’inde akciğer bilgisayarlı tomografisinde COVID-19 ile uyumlu infiltrasyon vardı. Laboratuvar tetkiklerinde en sık saptanan bulgular; LDH (%28.95) ve CRP (%27.78) yükseklikleri idi. Sonuç: Sağlık çalışanları pandemi sürecinde hastalarla yakın temasları nedeniyle yüksek risk grubunda yer almaktadırlar. Çalışmada her üç sağlık çalışanından birinin virüs ile enfekte olduğu görülmektedir ve oldukça yüksek bir orandır. COVID-19 tanısı alan çalışanların sadece %4.08’inin COVID-19 yüksek riskli grupta yer alması kişisel koruyucu ekipman kullanımının ne kadar önemli olduğunu göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• COVID-19
• Sağlık çalışanları
• SARS-CoV-2

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