Haemophilia management programme: Transformation during COVID-19.
Indian J Med Res
; 155(5&6): 472-477, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2040109
ABSTRACT
Background & objectives:
Haemophilia is a debilitating bleeding disorder with significant comorbidities affecting the quality of life. In India, the management of these individuals is still limited to on-demand institutional treatment with coagulant factors. In this study, we highlighted the problems faced by these patients in the COVID-19 period due to nationwide lockdown.Methods:
A retrospective study was done to ascertain the trend in the number of patients with haemophilia A and B visiting the hospital, those succumbing to haemophilic complications and indications for factor requirement in the pre-COVID (October 2019-March 2020) and during the COVID-19 period (April-September 2020). Representative cases with unusual complications were described along with significant challenges faced in providing standard care of treatment to these individuals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Results:
A total of 818 and 162 individuals with haemophilia A and B, respectively, were registered with the department. The overall number of patient visits to the hospital significantly reduced from an average of 6.9 outpatient department (OPD) visits per patient in the pre-COVID-19 period to an average of 3.9 OPD visits per patient and admissions reduced to 50 per cent during the COVID-19 period. This led to a reduction in utilization of factors VIII and IX except VIIa for haemophilia with inhibitors. There was no factor utilization for elective surgeries during the COVID-19 period. A total of eight patients succumbed to haemophilia-related complications during the COVID-19 period due to delay in reaching the hospital. The challenges faced in the management of three cases with musculoskeletal bleeds, one case with scrotal haematoma and one with haemothorax during the COVID-19 period were also highlighted. Interpretation &conclusions:
COVID-19 pandemic has unveiled the need for on-demand home treatment with coagulant factors and has also brought to light the existing need for primary prophylaxis, especially for younger individuals with haemophilia.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Hemophilia A
Type of study:
Observational study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Med Res
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ijmr.ijmr_1941_21
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