COURSE OF HOSPITALIZATION & OUTCOME OF COVID-19 ADMISSIONS DURING SECOND WAVE OF PANDEMIC IN A TERTIARY CARE INSTITUTE, BIHAR, INDIA
- Junior Resident, Department of Trauma and Emergency All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna.
- Senior Resident, Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna.
Abstract
Introduction: With emergence of new strains of SARS-COV-2 and increased transmission of the virus, it is necessary to study the socio-demography, epidemiology, clinical course, outcome of Covid-19 patients to add to the existing pool of literature and understand the lacunae behind its epidemiology.
Methods: A record based observational study done among 100 COVID-19 admissions of second wave using a pre designed Performa containing details regarding covid-19 admissions and results tabulated and necessary statistical tests applied and significance attributed to P<0.05.
Results: Among 100 admissions, Median age was 56.5 (IQR:40-65) years,12% having history of contact with COVID-19 cases, coughbeing the common symptom(84%) and 61% having one or more comorbidity with median 10 days of hospital stay, 59% requiring oxygen treatment,14% required ICU care and 7(7%) reaching primary outcome(expired).
Conclusion: Cough is the most common presenting symptom with more admissions in middle aged-elderly.One requiring ICU, Artificial ventilation, Intubation and Oxygen supplement had more mortality than others.
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Suman Prakash and Rajath Rao U.R (2021); COURSE OF HOSPITALIZATION & OUTCOME OF COVID-19 ADMISSIONS DURING SECOND WAVE OF PANDEMIC IN A TERTIARY CARE INSTITUTE, BIHAR, INDIA, Int. J. of Adv. Res., 9 (10), 86-93, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/13520
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