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Outcome of COVID-19 Positive Patients in a COVID-19 Dedicated Referral Hospital

Shahnaz Kutubi, Md. Reazul Haq, Md. Monwar Hasanat Khan

Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · pp. 17–23 · Published 8 Mar 2024

10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i4997

Abstract

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh is a manifestation of the global outbreak of the coronavirus illness 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Bangladesh is the second most affected country in South Asia, following India. Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the outcome of COVID-19 Positive patients admitted in Central Police Hospital Dhaka, Bangladesh. Methodology: This was an observational cross-sectional study conducted in Central Police Hospital, Rajarbag Dhaka, Bangladesh during April 2020 to October 2020 and a total of 200 confirmed COVID-19 positive admitted patients from Covid Ward were enrolled in this study. The formal permission was taken from the registrar and the director of the hospital and the data were collected from the hospital registered copy and preserved in Microsoft Excel Software. The collected data were analyzed by Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software, version-23.0. Results: In this study a total of 200 study subjects were enrolled. All the study subjects100% were police personnel and their family members. Among the study subjects, 90(45%) were constable to sub-inspector and followed by 50(25%) inspector to upwards, 20(10%) retired police personnel and 40(20%) of their family members. The majority 60(30%) belonged to the age group (40-49) years. According to gender distribution, 89% patients were male and only 11% patients were female. Among the females (n=22), 7(31.81%) were observed pregnant and 15(68.19%) were observed non pregnant. Distribution by severity, 85% cases were mild to moderate and 15% cases were severe (critical) and received treatment in the ICU. According to the distribution of critical patients by age, 5%, 10%, 40% and 45% of the patients belonged to age group (0-39) years, (40-49) years, (50-59) years and above 60 years respectively. Only 12.3% patients received plasma therapy. Among the study subjects, the survival rate was 99% and the death rate was only 1%. According to the age distribution of the death cases, 0% death case belonged to age group (0-49) years and followed by 0.5% death case (50-60) years and 0.5% death case above 60 years. Conclusion: Among the front line fighters against Ccovid 19 Pandemic, police forces were the most vulnerable to be affected by the infection due to their close association with the population. Survival rate was high (99%) in contrast to the world perspective.

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