Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care (Jan 2022)

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,
  • Sanjay Kumar,
  • Arihant Jain,
  • G SRSN K Naidu,
  • Ashu Rastogi,
  • Kuruswamy T Prasad,
  • Ranjit Pal S. Bhogal

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2107_21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 6
pp. 3100 – 3103

Abstract

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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 SpO2 levels ranging from 91%–95% (45%), and received room air O2 therapy (63%) during their treatment in the hospital. Female patients had a longer length of stay (7.33 days), patients under the age of 20 years had the longest hospital stay (11.5 days), patients with SpO2 less than 70% had the longest hospital stay (8 days), and patients who received oxygen using a non-rebreathing mask had the longest hospital stay (11 days). 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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