Study of mortality risk factors and outcomes in COVID-19 patients at a tertiary care hospital in West Bengal, India

Authors

  • Kaushik Ghosh Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Murshidabad Medical College & Hospital, Berhampore, Murshidabad, West Bengal
  • Susmita Ghosh Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Murshidabad Medical College & Hospital, Berhampore, Murshidabad, West Bengal
  • Sonali Ghosh Junior Resident, Department of Medicine, Murshidabad Medical College & Hospital, Berhampore, Murshidabad, West Bengal
  • Amitava Acharyya Project Manager. AYUSH for Public Health Initiatives, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India
  • Uday Sankar Ghosh Professor, Department of Medicine, Murshidabad Medical College & Hospital, Berhampore, Murshidabad, West Bengal
  • Mohammad Azizur Rahman Adjunct Professor, General and Respiratory Medicine, Saveetah Medical College, Chennai,Tamil Nadu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bccj.v11i2.69188

Keywords:

COVID-19, mortality, severity, NLR

Abstract

Background: The risk of mortality is high in Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19)patients. The management of COVID-19 patients may be aided by the identification of variables associated with mortality. The aim of the study was to ascertain the outcomes and mortality risk factors in COVID-19 patients at a tertiary care facility in West Bengal, India.

Method: A total of 94 patients with moderate to severe symptoms of COVID-19 were included in this observational descriptive study from April 2021 to June 2021. The patients with moderate to severe infection diagnosed by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines admitted to the hospital, and those willing to participate in the study, were included. Those with mild symptoms and who refused to participate were excluded from the study. The severity of patient condition was determined by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) guidelines. Informed consent has been obtained from patients. Data was analyzed by Microsoft® Excel workbook 2007 into SPSS v 21.0 (IBM, USA).

Results: Fifty-four percent of the patients had moderate, and 45.7% had severe infections. In-hospital mortality was 41.5% among moderate to severe infected COVID 19 positive patients. Non-survivors have significantly higher levels of neutrophils to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), blood urea, and sodium levels in comparison with survivors (P<0.05). On multivariate logistic regression, only the severity of infection (determined by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare guidelines) was an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality (adjusted OR, 3.73; 95% CI, 1.4717 to 9.4616; P=0.005).

Conclusion: COVID-19 patients with severe infection on admission are more likely to die.

Bangladesh Crit Care J September 2023; 11 (2): 103-108

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Published

2023-10-04

How to Cite

Kaushik Ghosh, Susmita Ghosh, Sonali Ghosh, Amitava Acharyya, Uday Sankar Ghosh, & Mohammad Azizur Rahman. (2023). Study of mortality risk factors and outcomes in COVID-19 patients at a tertiary care hospital in West Bengal, India. Bangladesh Critical Care Journal, 11(2), 103–108. https://doi.org/10.3329/bccj.v11i2.69188

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2023)

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Original Articles

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