Retrospective Study
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World J Methodol. Sep 20, 2023; 13(4): 248-258
Published online Sep 20, 2023. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v13.i4.248
Association of carbon monoxide poisonings and carboxyhemoglobin levels with COVID-19 and clinical severity
Abuzer Coskun, Burak Demirci, Kenan Ahmet Turkdogan
Abuzer Coskun, Burak Demirci, Emergency Medicine Clinic, Istanbul Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul 34200, Turkey
Kenan Ahmet Turkdogan, Emergency Medicine Department, Istanbul Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul 34494, Turkey
Author contributions: Coskun A and Demirci B contributed to study design, concept, writing the manuscript, and revising the final form; Coskun A and Turkdogan KA contributed to data collection and manuscript revision; All authors contributed to writing and discussion management; All authors contributed to data management and manuscript revision, data collection, interpretation of data, and revising the manuscript; Coskun A contributed to data collection and revision; Turkdogan KA contributed to data collection; Demirci B contributed to critical revision; Turkdogan KA contributed to statistical analysis; Coskun A suggested the idea, as a chair of the department provided general support and substantial contribution to concept and design, and acquisition of data; All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: All subjects gave their informed consent for inclusion before they participated in the study. The study was conducted in accordance with the last Declaration of Helsinki (2013), and the protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Project identification (Decision No: 136).
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors report there are no competing interests to declare.
Data sharing statement: Informed Consent Form belonging to the research titled "Clinical Relation of Carboxyhemoglobin Levels in Carbon Monoxide Poisonings with COVID-19", which I conducted, was uploaded to the approved system on April 22, 2022.
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Corresponding author: Abuzer Coskun, MD, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine Clinic, Istanbul Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, No. 2, Dr. Sadik Ahmet Street, Istanbul 34200, Turkey. dr.acoskun44@hotmail.com
Received: April 10, 2023
Peer-review started: April 10, 2023
First decision: June 1, 2023
Revised: June 8, 2023
Accepted: July 25, 2023
Article in press: July 25, 2023
Published online: September 20, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: This retrospective study included 479 patients with a mean age of 54 years. The association of both coronavirus disease 2019 and carbon monoxide poisoning in the emergency department has not been described in the literature. This study includes meticulous work on this association carried out in the emergency room. The clinical, hospitalization, complication and mortality rates were evaluated.