Clinical characteristics of patients with COVID-19 admitted to the COVID-19 Emergency Field Hospital of Bangkalan, Indonesia [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

• Published in: F1000 research Vol. 11; p. 414
• Main Authors: Triyono, Erwin Astha, Seipalla, Fenska, Djaja, Nathania, Akbas, Ahmad Maulana Ifan, Ar-Rahmah, Kurnia Auliyana, Budiono, Perthdyatama Syifaq, Pamungkas, Aditya Putra, Fernanda, Yussika, Jam'Annuri, Alfin, Maheswari, Clarissa Azalia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England F1000 Research Ltd 2022
• Subjects: Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antiviral Agents; clinical characteristics; coronavirus; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; COVID-19 - therapy; eng; Female; field hospital; Humans; Indonesia - epidemiology; isolation; Male; Middle Aged; Mobile Health Units; pandemic; Retrospective Studies; SARS-CoV-2; Indonesia; COVID-19; coronavirus; field hospital; isolation; pandemic; clinical characteristics
• ISSN: 2046-1402; 2046-1402
• DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.110716.1

Background: Following the surge of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the epicenter of East Java Province, this study aimed to determine the clinical characteristics of patients with COVID-19 at one of the emergency field hospitals in Indonesia.
Methods: This was a single-centered, retrospective descriptive study of 763 patients admitted to the COVID-19 Emergency Field Hospital of Bangkalan from July 5 2021 to September 30 2021. The demographic data, clinical signs and symptoms, pre-existing comorbidities, therapy, and clinical outcomes of the patients were analyzed using SPSS.
Results: The clinical characteristics of patients with COVID-19 at the emergency hospital were varied. A total of 763 patients were included. The most common age was between 40 and 49 years (31.1%), a slight majority were women (51.5%), and most had travelled abroad in the last 14 days (99.1%). Of the 763 patients, 70.9% had no comorbidities. Half of the patients were asymptomatic (49.4%), 46% were mild cases, 4.1% were moderate, and 0.5% severe. The most common symptoms were productive cough (15.7%) and headache (15.3%). Supportive and comorbidity therapy were given which showed excellent clinical outcomes.
Conclusions: The majority of COVID-19 patients were asymptomatic, female, middle aged and had recently been overseas. Therapy without antibiotics or antivirals showed positive outcomes in COVID-19 patients.