Clinical features of icu admitted and intubated novel corona virus-infected patients in iran

Background: Recently, a novel coronavirus was reported from Wuhan, Hubei Province, China The novel coronavirus infection was spread from China to other countries, including Iran Objectives: We report the clinical characteristics, laboratory findings, and chest exams of infected patients Methods: All patients suspected to the novel coronavirus were hospitalized in a special airborne protection room We collected and analyzed the characteristics of confirmed patients by data extraction from electronic medical records Results: The Computerized Tomography (CT) scan and radiography results showed ground glass in the lung of patients, and real-time PCR confirmed the infection The myocardial and liver function tests showed abnormalities in infected patients Conclusions: Most patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) showed respiratory problems, and their infection was confirmed by virological tests and chest images The main reason for the patient�s death was the signs of acute heart failure, such as hypotension and cardiac arrhythmia