Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Sequelae among Previously Hospitalised Patients due to COVID-19 and its Association with Computed Tomography Chest Severity: A Cross-sectional Study
| Autor: | Sri Vengadesh Gopal, Ray Ganapathy, Saravanan Pandian, Renuka Srisai Peddireddi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 17, Iss 12, Pp 23-25 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |
| DOI: | 10.7860/JCDR/2023/66018.18852 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious disease primarily characterised by respiratory symptoms. While respiratory symptoms initially predominated during the pandemic, there has been an increase in Gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations in the later phase. Moreover, reports have highlighted the presence of chronic GI symptoms following COVID-19 infection. Aim: To determine the prevalence of GI sequelae after COVID-19 hospitalisation and its association with Computed Tomography (CT) chest severity scores. Materials and Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted at a COVID-19 designated tertiary care hospital, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India, from April 2022 to December 2022. Patients admitted with COVID-19 illness between January 2021 and June 2021 were included in the study. Socio-demographic details, CT chest severity scores, and chronic GI symptoms (nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, etc.) were collected from patients’ medical records and through telephonic interviews. The data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26.0 Qualitative variables were expressed as frequencies and percentages. The association of CT severity with GI symptoms was assessed using the Chi-square test, with a p-value of |
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