1. Clinical profile of COVID-19 patients and their length of stay: Tertiary care hospital experience.
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Sachdeva, Mandeep, Suri, Vikas, Saini, Vikas, Kumar, Ashok, Mohindra, Ritin, Rohilla, Kusum, Kumar, Mahendra, Soni, Roop, Singh, Harjeet, Sharma, Praveen, Kumar, Sanjay, Jain, Arihant, K Naidu, G, Rastogi, Ashu, Prasad, Kuruswamy, and S. Bhogal, Ranjit
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LENGTH of stay in hospitals , *COVID-19 , *CORONAVIRUS diseases , *CONTINUING medical education - Abstract
Background: SARSCoV-2, a coronavirus that causes COVID-19, is spreading rapidly. By the middle of August-2021, it has affected over 3 million confirmed cases in India. The main aim of this study was to examine the clinical profile of COVID-19 patients and their length of stay during treatment in a hospital. Materials and Methods: It was a hospital-based retrospective study conducted by using a total enumeration technique in July–August 2021 at Nehru Hospital, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in India. The present study was conducted on 72 COVID-19 patients who took treatment in 4C and 5C wards. Structured questionnaires were used to collect data, which included bio-demographic factors and questions about their treatment and length of stay. Results: The majority of the 72 COVID-19 positive patients were men (62%), belonged to the age group of 41–60 years (35%), had SpO2 levels ranging from 91%–95% (45%), and received room air O2 therapy (63%) during their treatment in the hospital. Female patients had a longer length of stay (7.33 days), patients under the age of 20 years had the longest hospital stay (11.5 days), patients with SpO2 less than 70% had the longest hospital stay (8 days), and patients who received oxygen using a non-rebreathing mask had the longest hospital stay (11 days). Conclusion: To avoid panic situations, regular admission and discharge of patients was essential due to the considerable increase in cases during the second wave. Patient length of stay was reduced as a consequence of collaboration and cooperation among all physicians, residents, staff nurses, and paramedics, with the goal of discharging the patient after a room air trial and follow up if needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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