Taste and Smell Impairment in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Evaluating the smell and taste perceptions of patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit with suspicion of Coronavirus disease-19 diagnosis with a survey study
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
---|---|---|
|
Detailed Description
Patients who were treated in the intensive care unit of Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital with the diagnosis of Coronavirus disease-19 will be determined by scanning the hospital registry system. It was planned that patients discharged from the intensive care unit would be called by phone and their complaints about smell and taste disorders were evaluated with a questionnaire.
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- taste and smell impairment [up to 3 months]
incidence of taste and smell impairment in critically ill subjects
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
-
Adults between the ages of 18-80
-
Agree to participate in the study
-
Patients treated in the intensive care unit with the diagnosis of Coronavirus disease-19
Exclusion Criteria:
-
Pre-existing smell and taste impairment
-
The patients have no enough cooperation to answer the questionnaire
-
Having additional diseases such as dementia and Alzheimer
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sisli Etfal Research and Training Hospital | Istanbul | Turkey | 34371 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Pinar Ay Sayin
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
- Hopkins C, Surda P, Whitehead E, Kumar BN. Early recovery following new onset anosmia during the COVID-19 pandemic - an observational cohort study. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 May 4;49(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s40463-020-00423-8.
- Sayin İ, Yaşar KK, Yazici ZM. Taste and Smell Impairment in COVID-19: An AAO-HNS Anosmia Reporting Tool-Based Comparative Study. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Sep;163(3):473-479. doi: 10.1177/0194599820931820. Epub 2020 Jun 9.
- 3334-02