Background/aim The aim of this descriptive article is to share the experience in Ege University, Turkey with favipiravir in the treatment of severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia. Materials and methods This retrospective descriptive study included patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who presented with or developed severe pneumonia. Results Forty patients who completed a full course (at least 5 days) of favipiravir were included in the study. At baseline, 30 (75%) patients required treatment for respiratory distress. Thirty-three patients (82.5%) were discharged from the hospital with full recovery, 6 patients (15%) died and 1 case (2.5%) was still at the intensive care unit (ICU) when this paper was written. Conclusion This study provides relevant information for the treatment of COVID-19, suggesting that favipiravir was associated with significant clinical and laboratory improvements in the majority of the patients, is a safe drug with no serious side effects and would merit further investigation.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, antiviral therapy, coronavirus, pandemic, Favipiravir, 【초록키워드】 Treatment, intensive care, Pneumonia, hospital, intensive care unit, Favipiravir, Turkey, ICU, Laboratory, improvement, Patient, severe pneumonia, SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia, information, university, patients, retrospective, distress, Safe, respiratory distress, Side effect, severe SARS, full recovery, material, severe SARS-CoV-2, Course, Result, died, required, provide, majority, discharged, baseline, diagnosed with COVID-19, 【제목키워드】 Cohort, university,