Standalone Ayurvedic treatment of high-risk COVID-19 patients with multiple co-morbidities: A case series
| Autor: | P.L.T. Girija, C V Krishnaswami, Pallavi Naik, Nithya Sivan, M Ravindranath Thyyar, Yamini Agalya Murugavel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) High-risk 0211 other engineering and technologies Psychological intervention Case Report 02 engineering and technology Disease Comorbidities Coronary artery disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Diabetes mellitus 021105 building & construction Drug Discovery medicine Co-morbidities Case series Miscellaneous systems and treatments COPD business.industry RZ409.7-999 COVID-19 Pneumonia medicine.disease 030205 complementary & alternative medicine Complementary and alternative medicine business Ayurveda Kidney disease |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 100466-(2022) Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine |
| ISSN: | 0975-9476 |
| Popis: | Background We report a case-series of Ayurvedic treatment in seven COVID-19 positive patients with multiple comorbidities, categorized as high risk for poor outcome from SARS-CoV-2 infection. All of them recovered completely from their illness with resolution of symptoms following Ayurvedic treatment. The data was collected from patients treated during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic (June 2020 to September 2020) at an out-patient Ayurvedic Clinic, Chennai, India. Clinical Presentation This is a retrospective case series from among the initial 247 COVID-19 patients out of whom 39% were found to be suffering from comorbidities. We have chosen seven of these patients who fulfilled the criteria for high-risk category, represented by multiple comorbidities that included cancer, chronic kidney disease (CKD), coronary artery disease (CAD), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension and an elderly person over the age of 90 years. Intervention Classical Ayurvedic formulations for COVID -19 were chosen so as to avoid complicating co-morbid conditions and patients were maintained on a modified diet. All these high-risk patients were treated at an outpatient setting. The patients were under home quarantine and self-monitored their progress with daily follow up over the phone by the treating Ayurvedic physician. Outcomes and Conclusions The main outcome measure included resolution of symptoms and complete recovery from COVID-19 disease in all patients. This case series demonstrates the scope of Ayurvedic interventions in management of high risk COVID-19 patients with severe comorbidities with successful outcome in an out-patient setting. |
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