The clinical course, biochemical markers, and clinical outcomes of COVID-19 positive patients from the third wave in Pakistan: A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Third wave of COVID-19 has affected several countries. Case fatality rates from first and second waves are expected to be surpassed by the current wave due to various variant transmissions. This study was aimed to compare and contrast the significant clinical markers between survivors and non-survivors during the third wave of COVID-19 to assess severity and prognosis.

Methods

It includes all the patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) during the third wave, and were monitored for their disease course and outcomes. A total of 209 patients were included in the analysis via non-probability consecutive sampling method.

Results

The median age was higher in non-surviving patients (p = 0.010). Majority of deaths occurred in inten

SUBMITTER: Alam MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9015951 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature