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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2022

Clinical profile of COVID-19 patients and their length of stay: Tertiary care hospital experience.

Mandeep K Sachdeva, Vikas Suri, Vikas Saini, Ashok Kumar, Ritin Mohindra, Kusum K Rohilla, Mahendra Kumar, Roop K Soni, Harjeet Singh, Praveen Sharma and 6 more

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Mandeep K SachdevaDepartment of Hospital Administration, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Vikas SuriDepartment of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Vikas SainiDepartment of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Ashok KumarDepartment of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Ritin MohindraDepartment of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Kusum K RohillaCollege of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
Mahendra KumarDepartment of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Roop K SoniDepartment of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Harjeet SinghDepartment of Surgical Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Praveen SharmaDepartment of Hematology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Sanjay KumarDepartment of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Arihant JainDepartment of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Gsrsnk NaiduDepartment of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Ashu RastogiDepartment of Endocrinology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Kuruswamy T PrasadDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Ranjit Pal S BhogalDepartment of Hospital Administration, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

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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 SpO 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.

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Clinical profileCOVID-19hospital experiencelength of stay

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