THE TOTAL LEUKOCYTE COUNT OF ELDERLY PATIENTS CONFIRMED COVID-19 WITH/WITHOUT A VENTILATOR IN A SURABAYA GENERAL HOSPITAL IN 2021

Safira Indah Fitriani; Nur Septia Handayani; Erlinda  Widyastuti; Anita  Kurniati

doi:10.20473/jvhs.V7.I1.2023.55-62

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Safira Indah Fitriani Department of Health, Division of Medical Laboratory Technologist, Faculty of Vocational Studies, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3838-1873
Nur Septia Handayani
nur.septia.h@vokasi.unair.ac.id
Department of Health, Division of Medical Laboratory Technologist, Faculty of Vocational Studies, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4769-9192
Erlinda Widyastuti Department of Health, Division of Medical Laboratory Technologist, Faculty of Vocational Studies, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5636-1986
Anita Kurniati Department of Health, Division of Medical Laboratory Technologist, Faculty of Vocational Studies, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9264-5719

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023): July 2023 | JOURNAL OF VOCATIONAL HEALTH STUDIES

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July 30, 2023

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Background: Coronavirus is a virus that attacks the immune system, especially the human respiratory system. The elderly are at high risk of being infected with Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19), and as they get older, they are at risk of experiencing severe symptoms when infected with COVID-19. Leukocytes play a role in the immune system against foreign objects. The leukocyte count will decrease in the elderly. On the other hand, the increase of leukocytes plays a role as a clinical sign that is useful to be a predictor of body immunity when infected with COVID-19. Purpose: To determine the total leukocyte count in elderly patients that were confirmed COVID-19 and hospitalized with and without a ventilator. Method: This study was a cross-sectional design study involving 93 elderly patients in General Hospital Surabaya. Result: The results showed no difference in the total leukocyte count in elderly hospitalized patients with and without a ventilator (p-value = 0.756). Age above 70 years old increases the risk of patients requiring a ventilator up to 1.7 times compared to patients under 70 years old. The highest leukocyte count was 20.880/mm3, and the lowest was 3.760/mm3. The ratio of leukocyte count in elderly patients with a ventilator group is 1 : 3 for low and high leukocyte counts, respectively. Conclusion: Leukocyte count is an important parameter as the predictor of the progression of the disease and helps in the decision regarding treatment strategy to prevent the cytokine storm.

Fitriani, S. I., Handayani, N. S., Widyastuti, E. ., & Kurniati, A. . (2023). THE TOTAL LEUKOCYTE COUNT OF ELDERLY PATIENTS CONFIRMED COVID-19 WITH/WITHOUT A VENTILATOR IN A SURABAYA GENERAL HOSPITAL IN 2021. Journal of Vocational Health Studies, 7(1), 55–62. https://doi.org/10.20473/jvhs.V7.I1.2023.55-62

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