Indicators of Critical Illness and Predictors of Mortality in COVID-19 Patients

Mohamed H Aly,1 Sayed S Rahman,2 Waleed A Ahmed,3 Mansour H Alghamedi,4 Abudlrahman A Al Shehri,5 Amna M Alkalkami,2 Mohammed H Hassan6 1Internal Medicine Department, Security Forces Hospital Makkah (SFHM), Makkah al-Mukarrammah, Saudi Arabia; 2Nephrology Department, Internal Medicine Department, Security Forces Hospital Makkah (SFHM), Makkah al-Mukarrammah, Saudi Arabia; 3Infectious Disease Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Security Forces Hospital Makkah (SFHM), Makkah al-Mukarrammah, Saudi Arabia; 4Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Internal Medicine Department, Security Forces Hospital Makkah (SFHM), Makkah al-Mukarrammah, Saudi Arabia; 5Rheumatology Department, Internal Medicine Department, Security Forces Hospital Makkah (SFHM), Makkah al-Mukarrammah, Saudi Arabia; 6Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, EgyptCorrespondence: Mohammed H HassanMedical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, EgyptTel +201098473605Email mohammedhosnyhassaan@yahoo.comAbstract: COVID-19 is an emerging disease all over the world and spreading at an unpredicted rate, resulting in significant influences on global economies and public health. Clinical, laboratory, and imaging characteristics have been partially described in some observational studies. Not enough systematic reviews on predictors of critical illness and mortality in COVID 19 have been published to date. In this review, we had illustrated the prognostic predictors of COVID-19 by gathering published information on the risk factors related to the outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infections.Keywords: COVID 2019, SARS-CoV-2, predictors, critical illness, mortality