Background: Case studies revealed an astonishingly low number of current among patients suffering from symptomatic COVID-19 compared to general population, leading to the conclusion that smoking/nicotine uptake might have a preventive effect. Objective: This study aims to show the relation between smoking habits, present and past, and severity and outcome in COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the ICU of the University Hospital in Pristina. Methods: This paper reports the results of possible association between smoking habits and severity and outcome of COVID-19. Data on smoking habits, present and past, among 73 patients with severe COVID-19 hospitalized at ICU are analysed and presented. Results: Smokers (active and ex-smokers) in total were 16 (21.9%) cases (P
Key words: COVID-19, smoking, outcome, ICU.
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