Clinical and Laboratory Profile of Patients Visiting the Post-COVID-19 Clinic at a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study

Clinical and Laboratory Profile of Patients Visiting the Post-COVID-19 Clinic at a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors may continue experiencing diverse symptoms. This study portrays the clinical and laboratory profile of patients with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19'(PASC) at a tertiary care hospital in India.  Methodology: This cross-sectional study enrolled patie...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 14; no. 3; p. e22888
Main Authors: Thyagaraj, Vijayashree, Rao, Akshay, Kulkarni, Ashwin, Shankar, Tharanath, R, Nithin, Unnikrishnan, Hridya, Kalaiah, Keerthi, E, Iniya, Veluswamy, Sundar K, Kumar B S, Nanda, Ravindra, Savita, Shetty, Naresh
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Cureus Inc 06-03-2022
Cureus
Subjects:
Asymptomatic
Body mass index
Clinics
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Cross-sectional studies
Diabetes
Family/General Practice
Females
Hospitals
Hypertension
Illnesses
Infectious Disease
Insomnia
Internal Medicine
Laboratories
Oxygen saturation
Physical therapy
Polymerase chain reaction
Questionnaires
Japan
India
fatigue
post covid-19 manifestations
post-acute covid-19
cough
post-covid sequelae
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Summary:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors may continue experiencing diverse symptoms. This study portrays the clinical and laboratory profile of patients with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19'(PASC) at a tertiary care hospital in India.  Methodology: This cross-sectional study enrolled patients visiting the post-COVID-19 clinic three weeks after their acute COVID-19 illness. Their clinical, serological, and radiological characteristics were collected and analyzed. Of the 259 participants (age: 48.02±15.27 years; 62.25% men), 168 had PASC manifestations. The most frequently reported symptoms were fatigue (n=71(42.26%)), breathlessness (n=38(22.61%)), and cough (n=35(20.83%)). Patients with PASC had higher body mass index (28.24±5.02 vs. 26.26±3.65; p=0.002), history of hypertension (52 (30.95%) vs. 17 (18.6%); p=0.039), uncontrolled systolic blood pressure (37 (22.03) vs. 14 (15.38); p=0.042), and persistent chest x-ray abnormalities (34 (20.23) vs. 10 (10.98); p=0.048). Fatigue, breathlessness, and cough are common PASC symptoms. Hypertension, obesity, and abnormal chest x-ray findings at follow-up are potential risk factors for developing PASC.
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ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.22888