ArticleCureus2024
Evolving Spectrum of Dengue: A Two-Year Experience From a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan.
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objectiveThis study focused on examining the clinical manifestations, disease severity, and outcomes among cases of dengue fever (DF) confirmed through serological testing. The study specifically targeted individuals admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan. METHODOLOGY: This prospective observational study at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan, tracked 1,003 patients from admission to discharge or death between August 2022 and November 2023. Patients were monitored, and admission criteria were established based on the identification of warning signs. The data collection process encompassed gathering demographic information, documenting clinical symptoms, and utilizing a severity classification system for the disease. Outcome measures comprised the duration of critical illness, length of hospital stay, overall outcomes (discharge or mortality), and the assessment of complications. The collected data were analyzed using IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 22.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY).
resultsBaseline characteristics revealed a male predominance (67.8%), with an average age of 35.77 years, and common comorbidities such as hypertension (9.3%) and diabetes mellitus (7.3%). Dengue fever was most prevalent among patients whose blood group was B+ (15.0%). Nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) was positive in 73.4% of the cases. Fever was the predominant complaint in 98.0% of instances. Common bleeding manifestations included epistaxis, gum bleeding, and hematemesis. About 52.20% of cases were observed to have severe thrombocytopenia at admission. Hospital-related aspects demonstrated a mean stay of 3.35 days, a critical phase lasting 1.68 days, and rare complications like expanded dengue syndrome (2.2%). Encouragingly, 98.9% of patients were discharged, 0.4% were shifted, and 0.7% succumbed to the disease.
conclusionThis study comprehensively analyzes the demographic and clinical aspects of DF, emphasizing a male predominance and the fact that fever was the most common presenting complaint. The duration of hospitalization revealed a brief mean stay, a short critical phase, and low complication rates, with a high discharge rate suggesting positive outcomes.
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