Abstract: See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352006870 Therapeutic effect of Vitamin A on severe COVID-19 patients Article · December 2020 CITATION READS 1 50 3 authors, including: Hazim Ghazzay University of Anbar Wisam Zabin 4 PUBLICATIONS 1 CITATION 13 PUBLICATIONS 5 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE SEE PROFILE Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects: Therapeutic effect of Vitamin A on severe COVID-19 patients View project Diarrhea is Atypical presentation of MI View project All content following this page was uploaded by Hazim Ghazzay on 31 May 2021. The user has requested enhancement of the EurAsian Journal of BioSciences Eurasia J Biosci 14, 7347-7350 (2020) Therapeutic effect of Vitamin A on severe COVID-19 patients Mahmood M. Al-Sumiadai 1*, Hazim Ghazzay 2, Wisam Zabin Saleh Al-Dulaimy 3 1 DCH, Ministry of Health, Anbar Health Directorate, Ramadi City, IRAQ F.I.C.M.S, Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Anbar, IRAQ 3 CIB, Ministry of Health, Anbar Health Directorate, IRAQ *Corresponding author: alsumaidaidrmah@gmail.com 2 Abstract Objective: To find the effect of administration of vitamin A on patients with severe COVID-19. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional and retrospective study was done on two groups of patients with severe COVID-19 in isolation centers in Anbar governorate. The first group was patients with severe COVID-19 given two doses of vitamin A (200,000 I.U.) for two days from the first day of admission and three doses per day of salbutamol and budesonide nebulizers.. Data about the respiratory rate and SPO2 were collected after 48 and 96 hours from the administration in addition to the death rate among those patients. In a second group, the data was collected from files of patients with severe COVID-19 previously admitted to isolated centers and not receiving vitamin A. Results: A significant improvement in SPO2 and respiratory rate among severe COVID-19 patients given vitamin A as compared to those not given vitamin A. A lower death rate was recorded among severe COVID-19 patients who received vitamin A from those not received. Conclusions; A great benefit of the using of vitamin A in patients with severe COVID-19. Adding vitamin A to the regime COVID-19 therapy is recommended. Keywords: severe COVID-19, Vitamin A, therapeutic effect Al-Sumiadai MA, Ghazzay H, Al-Dulaimy WZH (2020) Article title Article title Article title Article title Article title Article title Article title Article title. Eurasia J Biosci 14: 7347-7350. © 2020 Al-Sumiadai et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.