Clinico-demographic profile & hospital outcomes of COVID-19 patients admitted at a tertiary care centre in north India.

Clinico-demographic profile & hospital outcomes of COVID-19 patients admitted at a tertiary care centre in north India. Indian J Med Res. 2020 Jul 22;: Authors: Mohan A, Tiwari P, Bhatnagar S, Patel A, Maurya A, Dar L, Pahuja S, Garg R, Gupta N, Sahoo B, Gupta R, Meena VP, Vig S, Pandit A, Mittal S, Madan K, Hadda V, Dwivedi T, Choudhary A, Brijwal M, Soneja M, Guleria R, Ratre B, Kumar B, Bhopale S, Panda S, Singh AR, Singh S, Wundavalli L Abstract Background & objectives: : In December 2019, a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in China and rapidly spread globally including India. The characteristic clinical observations and outcomes of this disease (COVID-19) have been reported from different countries. The present study was aimed to describe the clinico-demographic characteristics and in-hospital outcomes of a group of COVID-19 patients in north India. Methods: : This was a prospective, single-centre collection of data regarding epidemiological, demographic, clinical and laboratory parameters, management and outcome of COVID-19 patients admitted in a tertiary care facility in north India. Patient outcomes were recorded as death, discharge and still admitted. Results: : Data of 144 patients with COVID-19 were recorded and analyzed. The mean age of the patients was 40.1΁13.1 yr, with 93.1 per cent males, and included 10 (6.9%) foreign nationals. Domestic travel to or from affected States (77.1%) and clo...
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