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Vaccination saves lives: How do patients with chronic diseases and severe COVID-19 fare? Analysis from Indias National Clinical registry for COVID-19
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ABSTRACT
ObjectivesThis study aims to describe the demographic and clinical profile and ascertain the determinants of outcome among hospitalised COVID-19 adult patients enrolled in the National Clinical Registry for COVID-19 (NCRC). MethodsNCRC is an on-going data collection platform operational in 42 hospitals across India. Data of hospitalized COVID-19 patients enrolled in NCRC between 1st September 2020 to 26th October 2021 were examined. ResultsAnalysis of 29,509 hospitalised, adult COVID-19 patients [mean (SD) age 51.1 (16.2) year; male 18752 (63.6%)] showed that 15678 (53.1%) had at least one comorbidity. Among 25715 (87.1%) symptomatic patients, fever was the commonest symptom (72.3%) followed by shortness of breath (48.9%) and dry cough (45.5%). In-hospital mortality was 14.5% (n=3957). Adjusted odds of dying were significantly higher in age-group [≥]60 years, males, with diabetes, chronic kidney diseases, chronic liver disease, malignancy, and tuberculosis, presenting with dyspnea and neurological symptoms. WHO ordinal scale 4 or above at admission carried the highest odds of dying [5.6 (95% CI 4.6, 7.0)]. Patients receiving one [OR 0.5 (95% CI 0.4, 0.7)] or two doses of anti-SARS CoV-2 vaccine [OR 0.4 (95% CI 0.3, 0.7)] were protected from in-hospital mortality. ConclusionsWHO ordinal scale at admission is the most important independent predictor for in-hospital death in COVID-19 patients. Anti-SARS-CoV2 vaccination provides significant protection against mortality.
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Prognostic study
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English
Year:
2022
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