Evaluation of hematological parameters alterations in different waves of COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The occurrence of variations in routine hematological parameters is closely associated with disease progression, the development of severe illness, and the mortality rate among COVID-19 patients. This study aimed to investigate hematological parameters in COVID-19 hospitalized patients from the 1st to the 5th waves of the current pandemic.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included a total of 1501 hospitalized patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 based on WHO criteria, who were admitted to Shahid Sadoughi Hospital (SSH) in Yazd, Iran, from February 2020 to September 2021. Throughout, we encountered five COVID-19 surge waves. In each wave, we randomly selected approximately 300 patients and categorized them based on infection severity during their hospitali

SUBMITTER: Charostad J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10456189 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature