Ghafar, Beenish and Bhatti, Urooj and Khan, Shehmeen and Abro, Afsheen and Ahmedani, Rubina and Memon, Quratulain (2021) COVID- 19 Infections with and without Co-morbidities and Clinical Outcome. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 33 (57A). pp. 276-280. ISSN 2456-9119
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Abstract
Aim: To evaluate the clinical outcomes and severity of disease in COVID-19 patients presenting with and without comorbidities.
Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Place and Duration: ICUs, wards of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center Karachi from March, to June 2021.
Methodology: The enrolled patients diagnosed with COVID-19 ie according to the provisional directions given by WHO, were assessed for clinical outcomes. Comorbidities were determined based on patients self-report on admission.
Results: Total 200 COVID patients were enrolled in the study, out of them 179 were with comorbidities like type 2 Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cardiac disorders and asthma, while 21 COVID patients were with no co morbidity. In present study (n=200), 55.5% were belonging to the age group more than fifty five years old, there were 50.5% males and 29.5% patients came in the month of June 2021. There were 84% hypertensive, 54% were diabetic, 10% were Ischemic Heart Disease and 5% were Asthmatic patients. Clinical outcomes, i.e., pneumothorax, pulmonary embolism, Myocardial Infarction, septic shock, heart failure, Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation was compared regarding associated co-morbidities at the time of admission, p-value was <0.01 and x2=20.15 .
Conclusion: COVID patients with comorbidities are more at risk of developing worst clinical outcomes.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Librbary Digital > Medical Science |
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Date Deposited: | 30 Mar 2023 08:58 |
Last Modified: | 11 Jul 2024 10:46 |
URI: | http://info.openarchivelibrary.com/id/eprint/66 |