Severe COVID-19 among Admitted COVID-19 Patients in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc
; 61(260): 363-365, 2023 Apr 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2303339
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Severe COVID-19 patients experience elevated levels of serologic indicators of inflammation which can alter blood cell lineages and cause lymphopenia. The objective of this study was to find out the prevalence of severe COVID-19 among admitted COVID-19 patients in a tertiary care centre.Methods:
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care centre from 22 June 2021 to 30 September 2021 after obtaining ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number IRC-PA-146/2077-78). Confirmed COVID-19 patients by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and admitted in the COVID block during the study period were included and those who were discharged on request or referred or unavailable blood tests were excluded. A convenience sampling method was used. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated.Results:
Among 72 admitted COVID-19 patients, 63 (87.5%) (79.86-95.14, 95% Confidence Interval) patients had severe disease. The mean neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and mean lymphocyte to C-reactive protein ratio were 11.60±8.15 and 25.55±20.96 respectively.Conclusions:
The prevalence of severe COVID-19 was higher than in other studies done in similar settings. We suggest clinical parameter-based early categorisation of COVID-19 cases to utilize limited resources during the pandemic. Keywords COVID-19; c-reactive protein; lymphocytes; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
C-Reactive Protein
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jnma.8074
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