intensive care unit of covid-19 during the different waves of outbreaks in jahrom, south of iran

Introduction: the apt description of covid-19’s clinical course throughout hospitalization provides experiences for dealing with subsequent outbreaks, especially in patients with severe covid-19 who get admitted to the intensive care unit (icu). this study aimed to evaluate the symptomatology of patients with covid-19 admitted to the icu of peymaniyeh hospital in jahrom in the first to the fifth wave of coronavirus. methods: this study was a descriptive-analytical on all icu admitted covid-19 patients during different outbreaks of covid-19 from 2020 to 2022. demographic data, symptomology at admission, and covid-19 history were recorded along with the intubation rate. data were compared among 5 different peaks of the covid-19 in the whole country. results: three-hundred sixty-nine patients were evaluated in this study. there was a significant difference between gender and hospitalization in the first to the fifth wave (p <0.005). in the first, second, and third waves, the frequency of hospitalization was higher in men than women, while reversed in the fourth and fifth waves. there was a significant difference between the first and fifth waves in terms of fever symptoms, loss of consciousness, headache, dizziness, chest pain, and lethargy (p <0.05). respiratory distress was the most common symptom in the first to the fifth wave followed by chest pain, cough and fever were most common after respiratory distress. conclusion: diverse symptomatology in different waves of covid-19 was found in our study, addressing the need for rapid clinical responses and policies specified for any new wave of outbreak.