| dc.description.abstract | introduction: SARS-COV-2 infection is a real public health challenge for the
World Health Organization and for our country. It is responsible for numer ous hematological abnormalities in infected patients. Objectives: To describe
the haemogram abnormalities in patients infected with SARS-COV-2 and to
determine which ones are associated with death. Material and Method: We
conducted a retrospective, descriptive, analytical, cross-sectional study from
March 2020 to September 2021. The study included all patients hospitalized
with RT-PCR-confirmed COVID-19 who performed a blood count. We eva luated the blood count profile, the pathologies found and the associated blood
count abnormalities. Results: A total of 263 patients were included. The
mean age of the patients was 63.77 years (range 12 - 90 years). The male sex
represented 54.75% (n = 144) while the female sex was 45.25% (n = 119) (sex
ratio = 1.21). The most common pathologies were: diabetes: 30.03% (n = 79),
high blood pressure: 41.04% (n = 108), and Chronic kidney disease: 7.98 (n =
21). The abnormalities of the haemogram found were essential: anaemia
28.13% (n = 121), hyperleukocytosis with neutrophilic predominance: 29.3%
(126), lymphopenia: 34.41% (n = 148), thrombocytopenia: 8.16% (n = 35).
The search for hematological factors associated with death in patients showed
a significant difference between hyperleukocytosis (p = 0.000) and lympho penia (p = 0.0001). Conclusion: SARS-COV-2 disease was a mortality factor
when associated with lymphopenia and hyperleukocytosis in our series. | en_US |
