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Prevalence and Outcome of Asthma in Adult Patients Admitted to the Emergency Department for COVID-19: A Case-Control Study

Authors :
Maurizio Gabrielli
Marcello Candelli
Giulia Pignataro
Veronica Ojetti
Marta Sacco Fernandez
Federico Rosa
Antonio Gasbarrini
Francesco Franceschi
on behalf of GEMELLI AGAINST COVID
Source :
Applied Sciences, Vol 13, Iss 1, p 44 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2022.

Abstract

(1) Background: Viral respiratory infections are common triggers for asthma exacerbation, often leading patients to the emergency department (ED). COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, typically presents with respiratory symptoms, from minor symptoms, up to and including severe acute respiratory failure. Data on the association between asthma and COVID-19 are conflicting, and those from an ED setting are scarce. Our aims were to assess the prevalence and outcome of patients with asthma admitted to the ED for COVID-19. (2) Methods: We performed a case-control study, extracting data from a registry of adult patients with confirmed COVID-19 consecutively admitted to the ED of our hospital between March 2020 and January 2021. (3) Results: We identified 83 patients with asthma out of 935 individuals (prevalence 8.9%). There were no significant differences between cases and controls regarding both the proportion of hospital admissions and patients with critical COVID-19. (OR 1.37; 95% CI 0.52–3.56; and (OR 0.74; 95% CI 0.31–1.78 respectively). (4) Conclusions: In patients admitted to the ED for COVID-19, the prevalence of asthma was not higher than expected, and asthma was not associated with a worse outcome, in terms of the rate of hospitalization and critical COVID-19 disease.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20763417
Volume :
13
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Applied Sciences
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.9608e0c1770c4497b460b3d1b2f98bce
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/app13010044