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Alissa DA, Aburas W, Almasuood R, Almudaiheem HY, Al Aseri Z, Alrabiah F, Ezzat H, Moulana AA, Alawi MM, Al-Mutairy E, Alaama T, Alamri MS, Bamousa MS, Alshehri AA, Alosaimi MH, Alali A, Nori R, Devol EB, Mohamed G, Al-Jedai AH. Prevalence and epidemiological trends in mortality due to COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia. Public Health 2023; 215:31-38. [PMID: 36634404 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2022.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Revised: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This article describes the prevalence and epidemiological trends of COVID-19 mortality in the largest registry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). STUDY DESIGN A prospective epidemiological cohort study using data from all healthcare facilities in KSA collected between March 23, 2020, and April 30, 2022. Data on the number of daily deaths directly related to COVID-19 were gathered, analyzed, and reported. METHOD Data analysis was carried out using national and regional crude case fatality rate and death per 100,000 population. Descriptive statistics using numbers and proportions were used to describe age, gender, nationality, and comorbidities. The mortality trend was plotted and compared with international figures. In addition, the most common comorbidities associated with mortality and the proportion of patients who received COVID-19 vaccine were reported. RESULTS The total reported number of deaths between March 23, 2020, and April 30, 2022, was 9085. Crude case fatality rate was 1.21%, and death per 100,000 population was 25.38, which compared favorably to figures reported by several developed countries. The highest percentages of deaths were among individuals aged between 60 and 69 years, males (71%), and individuals with diabetes (60%). Only 2.8% of mortalities occur in patients who received COVID-19 vaccine. Diabetes, hypertension, and heart failure had the highest attributable risk of mortality among patients who died due to COVID-19. CONCLUSION Case fatality rate and death per 100,000 population in KSA are among the lowest in the world due to multiple factors. Several comorbidities have been identified, namely, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and cardiac arrhythmias.
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- D A Alissa
- Therapeutic Affairs Deputyship, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, Al-Faisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- University of Hail, College of Pharmacy, Hail, Saudi Arabia
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- Therapeutic Affairs Deputyship, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Therapeutic Affairs Deputyship, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Adult Critical Care, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Hematology Programs, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia; John Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dharan, Saudi Arabia; University of British Columbia, Canada
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- Forensic Medicine Center, Makkah Al Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia
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- Infection Control & Environmental Health Unit, Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Therapeutic Affairs Deputyship, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, Al-Faisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Therapeutic Affairs Deputyship, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Therapeutic Affairs Deputyship, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Forensic Medicine General Directorate, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Forensic Medicine Center, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Therapeutic Affairs Deputyship, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Mortality Affairs, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Internal Medicine Department, Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Scientific Computing, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Scientific Computing, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Therapeutic Affairs Deputyship, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, Al-Faisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Memish ZA, McNabb SJN, Mahoney F, Alrabiah F, Marano N, Ahmed QA, Mahjour J, Hajjeh RA, Formenty P, Harmanci FH, El Bushra H, Uyeki TM, Nunn M, Isla N, Barbeschi M. Establishment of public health security in Saudi Arabia for the 2009 Hajj in response to pandemic influenza A H1N1. Lancet 2009; 374:1786-91. [PMID: 19914707 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(09)61927-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Mass gatherings of people challenge public health capacities at host locations and the visitors' places of origin. Hajj--the yearly pilgrimage by Muslims to Saudi Arabia--is one of the largest, most culturally and geographically diverse mass gatherings in the world. With the 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 and upcoming Hajj, the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MoH) convened a preparedness consultation in June, 2009. Consultants from global public health agencies met in their official capacities with their Saudi Arabian counterparts. The MoH aimed to pool and share public health knowledge about mass gatherings, and review the country's preparedness plans, focusing on the prevention and control of pandemic influenza. This process resulted in several practical recommendations, many to be put into practice before the start of Hajj and the rest during Hajj. These preparedness plans should ensure the optimum provision of health services for pilgrims to Saudi Arabia, and minimum disease transmission on their return home. Review of the implementation of these recommendations and their effect will not only inform future mass gatherings in Saudi Arabia, but will also strengthen preparedness efforts in other settings.
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- Z A Memish
- Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Corticosteroids are beneficial as treatment of certain tuberculosis syndromes. We reviewed all cases of peritoneal tuberculosis diagnosed at our institution over 10 years to evaluate the role of corticosteroid administration combined with antituberculous therapy. Nine patients were treated with steroids plus antituberculosis agents (cases), and 26 received antituberculosis treatment only (controls). The two groups were not significantly different in terms of their basic demographics or disease. Nineteen controls compared with one case had recurrent abdominal pain. Seven controls had 17 emergency department visits because of abdominal pain. Intestinal obstruction was diagnosed for five of these patients, four of whom underwent laparotomy revealing extensive adhesions. Three controls died, and no case died. No case required laparotomy, had a diagnosis of intestinal obstruction, or visited the emergency department because of abdominal pain. These findings suggest that corticosteroid administration combined with antituberculosis treatment reduces the frequency of morbidity and complications in patients with peritoneal tuberculosis.
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- A A Alrajhi
- Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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