Clinico-demographic, hematological, and comorbidity profile of COVID-19 patients admitted at tertiary care center
Introduction: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has caused a worldwide pandemic. This study was aimed to describe the clinico-demographic, hematological, and comorbidity profile in a group of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients at a tertiary care center in north India. Materia...
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| description | Introduction: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has caused a worldwide pandemic. This study was aimed to describe the clinico-demographic, hematological, and comorbidity profile in a group of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients at a tertiary care center in north India. Materials and Methods: We conducted a prospective, single-center collection of data regarding clinico-epidemiological, hematological parameters, and comorbidity profile of COVID-19 patients admitted at a tertiary care facility. Results: Data from 200 patients with COVID-19 were collected and analyzed. The median age of the patients was 48 years, with 63% males, and 78% patients were from urban area. Ten patients were smokers while 11 patients were alcoholic. The occupation of 20.6% of patients was related directly or indirectly with medical or allied professions. The most common mode of transmission of COVID-19 was direct close contact with microbiologically confirmed patients. Fever (n = 93; 46.5%) was the most common presenting symptom and the median duration of onset of symptoms before admission were 3.5 days (range 2–6 days). In hematological profile, lymphopenia (n = 48; 24%) had been the most common documented finding. Comorbidities were present in 39 (19.5%) patients, of which diabetes mellitus (n = 25; 12.5%) was the most common. Furthermore, the case fatality rate in our study was 1.5%. Conclusion: Among all patients of COVID-19 at our center, the characteristic findings included high proportion of male patients with younger to middle-age group, diabetes as most common comorbidity and people who were directly or indirectly in contact with the health-care system were more prone for developing the disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe46fd371f4545909f000f0f755968b82023-09-03T15:11:38ZengJaypee Brothers Medical PublisherIndian Journal of Respiratory Care2277-90192321-48992021-01-0110221321510.4103/ijrc.ijrc_3_21Clinico-demographic, hematological, and comorbidity profile of COVID-19 patients admitted at tertiary care centerHemant KumarSumeet DixitShobhit ShakyaManoj Kumar PandeyNikhil GuptaPreeti GuptaShyam Murari KalraAmiya PandeyIntroduction: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has caused a worldwide pandemic. This study was aimed to describe the clinico-demographic, hematological, and comorbidity profile in a group of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients at a tertiary care center in north India. Materials and Methods: We conducted a prospective, single-center collection of data regarding clinico-epidemiological, hematological parameters, and comorbidity profile of COVID-19 patients admitted at a tertiary care facility. Results: Data from 200 patients with COVID-19 were collected and analyzed. The median age of the patients was 48 years, with 63% males, and 78% patients were from urban area. Ten patients were smokers while 11 patients were alcoholic. The occupation of 20.6% of patients was related directly or indirectly with medical or allied professions. The most common mode of transmission of COVID-19 was direct close contact with microbiologically confirmed patients. Fever (n = 93; 46.5%) was the most common presenting symptom and the median duration of onset of symptoms before admission were 3.5 days (range 2–6 days). In hematological profile, lymphopenia (n = 48; 24%) had been the most common documented finding. Comorbidities were present in 39 (19.5%) patients, of which diabetes mellitus (n = 25; 12.5%) was the most common. Furthermore, the case fatality rate in our study was 1.5%. Conclusion: Among all patients of COVID-19 at our center, the characteristic findings included high proportion of male patients with younger to middle-age group, diabetes as most common comorbidity and people who were directly or indirectly in contact with the health-care system were more prone for developing the disease.http://www.ijrc.in/article.asp?issn=2277-9019;year=2021;volume=10;issue=2;spage=213;epage=215;aulast=Kumarclinico-demographicalcomorbiditycoronavirus disease 2019reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| spellingShingle | Hemant Kumar Sumeet Dixit Shobhit Shakya Manoj Kumar Pandey Nikhil Gupta Preeti Gupta Shyam Murari Kalra Amiya Pandey Clinico-demographic, hematological, and comorbidity profile of COVID-19 patients admitted at tertiary care center Indian Journal of Respiratory Care clinico-demographical comorbidity coronavirus disease 2019 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| title | Clinico-demographic, hematological, and comorbidity profile of COVID-19 patients admitted at tertiary care center |
| title_full | Clinico-demographic, hematological, and comorbidity profile of COVID-19 patients admitted at tertiary care center |
| title_fullStr | Clinico-demographic, hematological, and comorbidity profile of COVID-19 patients admitted at tertiary care center |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinico-demographic, hematological, and comorbidity profile of COVID-19 patients admitted at tertiary care center |
| title_short | Clinico-demographic, hematological, and comorbidity profile of COVID-19 patients admitted at tertiary care center |
| title_sort | clinico demographic hematological and comorbidity profile of covid 19 patients admitted at tertiary care center |
| topic | clinico-demographical comorbidity coronavirus disease 2019 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| url | http://www.ijrc.in/article.asp?issn=2277-9019;year=2021;volume=10;issue=2;spage=213;epage=215;aulast=Kumar |
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