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ArticleJournal of medicine and life2022

Clinical and biochemical profile of COVID-19 patients admitted in a tertiary care hospital in Visakhapatnam, India during post unlock 2.0 - a retrospective study.

Venkat Narayana Goutham Valapala, Nikhila Dasari, Viswa Kalyan Kolli, Murty Mandapaka

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Venkat Narayana Goutham ValapalaDepartment of General Medicine, Gitam Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (Deemed to be University), Visakhapatnam, India.
Nikhila DasariDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Gitam Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (Deemed to be University), Visakhapatnam, India.
Viswa Kalyan KolliDepartment of Biochemistry, Gitam Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (Deemed to be University), Visakhapatnam, India.
Murty MandapakaDepartment of General Medicine, Gitam Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (Deemed to be University), Visakhapatnam, India.

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There have been more than 31378143 confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in India. It was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020. Because the risk of severe COVID-19 is not consistent across all individuals, uncertainty is linked to disease development. COVID-19 results have been related to systemic inflammation as a predictor. In COVID-19, increased levels of inflammatory markers have been associated with cytokine storm, coagulopathy, and endothelial dysfunction. A significant amount of research suggests that these results have a role in the cause of death in individuals suffering from a severe form of COVID-19. We aim to show our experience of COVID-19 at GITAM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (GIMSR), Visakhapatnam. We analyzed data on 558 patients admitted to our dedicated COVID hospital during post unlock (UL) 2.0 in India from August 2 to August 31, 2020. The mean age was 43.65 years; 69% of them were male. Using MoHFW India severity guidelines, 68.10% were mild, 18.64% were moderate, and 13.26% were severe cases. Fatigue (66.13%) was the most common complaint, followed by anosmia (63.80%), fever (57.53%), diarrhea (56.09%), shortness of breath (22.40%), and others. The most common preexisting comorbidity seen in our patients was diabetes mellitus and hypertension, respectively. Laboratory parameters revealed mean hemoglobin of 13.04±1.91 gm/dl, mean total leukocyte count of 7378.49±3229 cells/cumm, mean platelet count of 2.3±0.8 lakhs/cumm, mean erythrocyte sediment rate of 40±30 mm/hr, mean ferritin level of 335.96 ng/ml, mean D-dimer level of 794.88 ng/ml and mean CRP of 23.27 mg/l. Severity was associated with higher age, symptomatic presentation, elevated leucocytes, and elevated inflammatory markers.

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COVID-19AdultFemaleHumansIndiaMaleRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Tertiary Care CentersCOVID-19Covid 19 – coronavirus disease 2019cumm – cubic millimeterdl – decilitergm – graml – litermg – milligramMOHFW – Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Indiang – nanogramRT-PCRRT PCR – reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionSARS-CoV-2Unlock 2.0WHO – World Health Organization

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