Objective To analyze the epidemiological characteristics, clinical manifestations, treatment and prognosis of 45 patients with coronavirus diseases-2019 (COVID-19) in Shijiazhuang region, and to provide reference for COVID-19 prevention and treatment. Methods The clinical data of 45 COVID-19 patients in the Fifth Hospital of Shijiazhuang from January 21 to May 31, 2020 were collected. According to the clinical manifestations, the enrolled patients were divided into asymptomatic/mild group, common group and severe/critical group. The clinical symptoms, laboratory and imaging examination, treatment and prognosis of different groups were compared and analyzed. Results Among the 45 patients, 57.78% cases had cluster infection. The main clinical symptoms were fever and cough/expectoration. The incidence of fever was higher in the severe/critical group. In addition, the age of patients in the severe/critical group was significantly higher than that in the other 2 groups (P<0.05). Some patients had decreased WBC and lymphocyte count, increased CRP and abnormal liver function. Lymphocyte count showed statistically significant differences in 3 groups. By multiple comparison, the lymphocyte count in the severe/critical group was significantly lower than that in asymptomatic/mild group (P<0.05). CRP also showed statistically significant differences in 3 groups. By multiple comparison, the difference was statistically significance (P<0.05). Multiple lung CT lesions were prevalent in both lungs, represented by ground glass exudation. All patients were rechecked for nucleic acid at 2 weeks after discharge and 7 patients were tested positive for nucleic acid. Conclusions The clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients in Shijiazhuang region are similar to those in other regions, but the affected cases are mainly clustered. Local COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control work should continue to be strengthened and focus on the protection and treatment of middle-aged and elderly patients, and monitor follow-up observations of discharged patients. |