Volume 20 No 9 (2022)
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A RETROSPECTIVE, CROSS-SECTIONAL, OBSERVATIONAL STUDY COMPARING THE EFFICACY OF VARIOUS COVID-19 TREATMENT PROTOCOLS
Ravi Sharma, Jyotsna Sharma, Shaktibala Dutta, Sandeep Kumar Gupta, Mohammad Shafat Imam Siddiqui3, Dhananjay Shrikant Kotasthane, Vaishali Babasaheb Lote, Srihari Dutta
Abstract
Purpose and Background: The goal of this study is to examine the efficacy of various medications that
are recommended for the treatment of patients in India who are suffering from mild-to-severe cases of
corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Methods: In study carried out a retrospective, cross-sectional, observational and descriptive study.
Patients diagnosed with COVID-19 ranging from mild, moderate and severe were given as part of this
treatment. The primary objectives are to compare the categorical treatment protocols for COVID-19 (as
per NIH Treatment Guidelines) infected mild, moderate and severe patients. To evaluate the efficacy of
the drugs on the basis of at the time of discharge improvement in SPO2, RR, D-Dimer, PCT, CRP and
Ferritin Values.
Results: A total of 266 patients included in this study mild to severe COVID 19 infection led to significant
improvement in SPO2, Respiratory rate (RR), D-Dimer, Procalcitonin (PCT), C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
and Ferritin level.
Conclusion: Adult patients with mild, moderate and severe COVID- 19 infection, when treated with
different drug combination, were more likely to improve in terms of inflammatory markers and disease
severity markers and were more likely to have a better clinical profile at the end of the treatment
period
Keywords
Antiviral, Corona virus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 patients, Retrospective, Cross-sectional, Observational Descriptive study and Categorical treatment
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