ABSTRACT
This descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study was performed to detect the deviations in common biochemical parameters in COVID patients. All the COVID patients whether symptomatic or not (admitted within 15th of September to 30th November) were enrolled in the study. A statistically significant rise in the serum transaminases, urea, creatinine, the serum electrolytes and a decrease in serum albumin from their respective reference intervals in the population was noted. These deviations indicate that, apart from the lung parenchyma, SARS COV-2 infection affects the liver and the kidney as well. These multisystem alterations in biochemical parameters are evident even if the patients are clinically asymptomatic.
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic can be referred to as a life-threatening war where every country is fighting with an invisible untold enemy. Realizing the disease severity and managing the prevention is crucial in current situations. Hence, it is time to follow the lockdown protocol until the situation improves worldwide. METHOD We have searched all the possible validated resources such as WHO, governmental data-sharing portal, news media, blogs, and existing empirical studies. We identified the significant inputs from social media platforms provided by healthcare entrepreneurs, clinicians, and interrelated different domain experts. Here we qualitatively narrated an in-depth understanding of the phenomena and proposed a few steps to deal with the mental burden in developing country context. RESULT There must be some effective strategy to reduce the mental burden and availability of the health consultancy services continuously to deal with such vulnerable situations. Telehealth is one such solution in a developed country where the healthcare system is well equipped to offer such services. CONCLUSIONS Here, we have presented a few proposed steps that can be adapted/practiced dealing with a similar situation in developing and densely populated nation like India. This approach may help to deal with such emergencies and challenges for healthcare management in lockdown conditions. © 2020 Australasian College of Health Service Management. All rights reserved.