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Aim:The purpose of the study is to evaluate the clinical characteristics of COVID 19 and to determine the correlation between severity of the disease and the level of D DIMER and ferritin, in patients admitted in Jorhat Medical College and Hospital- Materials and Methods:A total of 241 patients diagnosed to be cases of COVID 19 were recruited from the Covid ward of Jorhat Medical College. Results:Study results showed 49.59% patients had fever and 42.56% patients had respiratory distress. The mean D-dimer levels in mild, moderate and severe were 0.72(g/L),1.33(g/L) and 1.76(g/L) respectively. There was statistically significant difference among the 3 groups with p value Conclusion:Serum D dimer and ferritin levels can be used as predictors of severity of covid 19 and the outcome in hospitalised patients. |
