Clinical characteristics and outcome of patients presenting to emergency department during the second wave of COVID-19

Autor: Roshan Mathew, Jyothiswaroop Bhaskararayuni, Akshay Kumar, Ravi Rai, Mohammed Imran, P K Roshan, Jameel Akpza, Rachana Bhat, Ankit Sahu, Nayer Jamshed, Praveen Aggarwal, Meera Ekka, Prakash Ranjan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Vol 11, Iss 6, Pp 2723-2728 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2249-4863
DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1726_21
Popis: Background: COVID 19 resurgence in multiple waves and the highly infectious variant of SARS-CoV-2 (B.1.617) has wreaked havoc across healthcare systems in India. We conducted a study to delineate the clinico-epidemiological profile of COVID-19 patients in this second wave of the pandemic. Methods: This was a retrospective, single centre, observational study at the Emergency Department(ED) of a teaching institute in North India. The ED health records were screened for patient files with the diagnosis of COVID -19, age > 14 years, presenting from 10th April to 30th of May. ED clinical notes, disposition, and mortality data were retrieved and analysed. Results: 1647 files were screened and 253 eligible patients of COVID-19 were included in the study. 60% patients were male, mean age (+ SD) was 54 (+ 14.8 years). Shortness of breath (74.7%), fever (71.9%), cough (57.7%) were the common presenting symptoms. 20% of patients were nil comorbid; Diabetes (44.7%) and Hypertension (41.5%) were the common comorbid illnesses. 73.1% patients had severe COVID illness, 39.9% had oxygen saturation
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