Comparison of Demography, Resource Utilization and Outcomes of COVID 19 patients admitted during First and Second waves at a tertiary care institute in Kanyakumari, South India

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dc.contributor.authorBimalraj, Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorRavishankar, Ven_US
dc.contributor.authorPanicker, Priya Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorMohan, AD Arunen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-21T11:36:10Z
dc.date.available2023-07-21T11:36:10Z
dc.date.issued2023-03
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The novel Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) affected India, predominantly in two time periods – the first wave from March to December 2020, and the second wave that raged from April to July 2021. Although the time duration of second wave was shorter than the first, the onslaught of the disease was much more severe during the second wave. Objective: To compare the demographic characteristics and clinical outcomes of COVID-19 patients admitted during the first and second pandemic waves. Method: Demographic characteristics, duration of hospitalization, critical unit admission, and mortality data of 137 and 345 COVID-19 positive individuals, from first and second waves respectively, were retrospectively analyzed in a teaching hospital in South India. Descriptive statistics, Independent t test, chi square tests and regression analysis were used for statistical analysis, with significance level prefixed at 5%. Results: Median age of hospitalisation was 46.2 years and 48.39 years during first and second waves respectively, with male preponderance in second wave. There was a statistically significant difference in mean duration of stay (9.04 days v/s 7.53 days), mean Spo2 at admission (98.4% v/s 96.6%), ventilation requirement (1.5% v/s 8.7%), oxygen requirement and ICU care between the two waves.Conclusion: During the second COVID wave, significantly higher hospitalisation rates, intensive care requirements and inpatient mortality was observed. Elevated C Reactive Protein levels, lymphocytopenia, history of diabetes and other co-morbidities were associated with poor outcomes in both waves.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant professor, Department of Respiratory Medicineen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssociate Professor, Emergency Medicine Departmenten_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant professor, Department of Community Medicine, Junior Resident, Department of Medicine, Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationBimalraj R, Ravishankar V, Panicker Priya R, Mohan AD Arun. Comparison of Demography, Resource Utilization and Outcomes of COVID 19 patients admitted during First and Second waves at a tertiary care institute in Kanyakumari, South India. Healthline Journal of Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine. 2023 Mar; 14(1): 62-68en_US
dc.identifier.issn2320-1525
dc.identifier.issn2229-337X
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/220858
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherIndian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (IAPSM)en_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume14en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.51957/Healthline_479_2023en_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectCritical careen_US
dc.subjectDemographyen_US
dc.subjectOutcomeen_US
dc.titleComparison of Demography, Resource Utilization and Outcomes of COVID 19 patients admitted during First and Second waves at a tertiary care institute in Kanyakumari, South Indiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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