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A Study of Demographic & Clinical Profile of Covid 19 Patients at Tertiary Care Centre, Karwar | |
Dr. Raju Talawar | |
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes mild to severe respiratory illness and is associated with ICU admission and mortality. In this study the demographic profile, clinical features, lab parameters, and outcomes in hospitalised COVID-19 patients in a tertiary care hospital are reported.Methods: 200 consecutive patients with confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 who were admitted from January 2021 to 31st June 2021 in a tertiary hospital KRIMS, Karwar were studied .Only patients with moderate and severe disease were admitted. Rests were advised home quarantine. They were given medical treatment as per Indian guidelines and besides the patient profile their clinical course, oxygen requirement and need for ventilator support and outcomes were studied. Results: Age ranged from 30-85 years. 70% of patients were between the age of 51-70 years.66% patients were males and 34% were females.93%patients were admitted with shortness of breath (SOB).Other complaints included fever (31%) and cough(59%) .76% of the subjects had associated comorbid conditions. Diabetics constituted 61% and hypertensives 52%of these cases.52% of patients were stabilised on low flow oxygen/without oxygen, 16% required high flow oxygen, 33%needed non invasive ventilation and 3%had to be mechanically ventilated. 60% of patients who required noninvasive ventilation were diabetics. Significantly higher comorbidity was present among patients with severe disease as compared to those with moderately severe disease. (Pearson chi2 (1)=22.9781Pr =0.000). 92% of all admitted patients recoveredcompletely.72%cases who received non invasive ventilation recovered and had no residual complication.3% were referred or left the hospital. The hospital stay ranged from 1 to 32 days. Mortality was 5%. Conclusion: The patients who were admitted with COVID-19 were elderly with a male predominance. Comorbidity was significantly associated with severe disease. Recovery rate is good with early and aggressive ICU care. |
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