Üçüncü Basamak Bir Sağlık Kuruluşunda COVID-19 Tanılı Sağlık Çalışanlarında Klinik, Laboratuvar ve Görüntüleme Bulguları

Year 2021, Volume: 13 Issue: 2, 52 - 56, 31.08.2021

Şevin Demir , Belkız Öngen İpek , Hasan Apaydın , Feride Sinem Akgün , Aslı Karadeniz , Mustafa Erinç Sitar , Nesrin Sarıman , David Terence Thomas

https://doi.org/10.35514/mtd.2021.48

Abstract

Özet:
Amaç: Türkiye’de metropol bölgesindeki bir üçüncü basamak sağlık kuruluşunda, COVID-19 tanısı olan sağlık çalışanlarında, fizik muayane, laboratuar ve görüntüleme bulgularının değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Materyal-Metotlar: Hasta dosyalarından retrospektif olarak toplanan veriler değerlendirilmiştir. Fizik muayene, laboratuar ve görüntüleme verileri toplanmıştır.
Bulgular: Pandeminin başlangıcından beri en yüksek risk altında olmasına rağmen, sağlık çalışanlarının yalnızca % 5'inin COVID-19 pozitif olduğu tespit edildi. Tüm pozitif COVID-19 sağlık çalışanlarının hafif semptomları vardı. Laboratuvar bulguları normal sınırlardaydı ve sadece iki sağlık çalışanında bilgisayarlı tomografide hafif akciğer tutulum bulguları vardı. Tüm COVID-19 sağlık çalışanları, yakın gözlem ve takip sonrasında hiçbir sekel olmaksızın tamamen iyileşti.
Sonuç: Yüksek risk altında olmasına rağmen kurumumuzdaki sağlık çalışanlarının COVID-19'dan ciddi bir komplikasyon yaşamadığını destekleyen bulgularımız cesaret vericidir. Bununla birlikte, pandemi devam ederken ve COVID-19'un hala bilinmeyen pek çok yönü olduğu için her zaman dikkatli olunmalıdır.

Keywords

Sağlık çalışanları, COVID-19, laboratuar sonuçları, SARS-CoV-2

Clinical, Laboratory and Imaging Findings of Healthcare Workers Infected with COVID-19 in a Single Tertiary Healthcare Centre

Abstract

ABSTRACT
Objective: To analyze physical examination, laboratory and imaging findings of COVID-19 positive healthcare workers at a single tertiary healthcare centre in a metropolitan area of Turkey.
Material-Methods: Collected data was retrospectively analysed from patient files. Physical examination, laboratory and imaging findings were collected.
Results: Despite being under the highest risk and during the beginning of the pandemic, only 5% of healthcare workers were found to be COVID-19 positive. All positive COVID-19 healthcare workers had mild symptoms. Laboratory findings were within the normal range and only two healthcare workers had mild positive thoracic computerized tomography findings. All COVID-19 healthcare workers completely recovered with no sequela after close observation and follow up.
Conclusion: It is encouraging that our findings suggest although under high risk, healthcare workers in our institution did not have any serious complication from COVID-19. However, extreme vigilance should always be taken as the pandemic is continuing and there is still many aspects of COVID-19 that is unknown.

Keywords

Health care workers, COVID-19, laboratory results, SARS-CoV-2

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