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Study to estimate the risk factors associated with deaths due to COVID-19 infection

Completed
Conditions
Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere,
Registration Number
CTRI/2021/05/033446
Lead Sponsor
Dr Manu Mathews
Brief Summary

Study design : Descriptive cross sectional record based study

The study estimates various parameters in covid -19 deaths  from data available in medical records section of government Medical College Kannur.

The study centre is the only major tertiary centre managing category C covid 19 patients for 2 districts , kannur and Kasargode in North Kerala.

Purpose is to identify the age group , lab parameters and the comorbidities in covid-19 deaths so as to streamline the preventive and treatment measures to the vulnerable group

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
450
Inclusion Criteria

All patients aged more than 18 yrs with documented covid-19 infection and expired during their hospital stay in the study period.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with documented covid -19 infection but expired due to causes definitely other than covid -19 like suicides , accidents etc.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To study the comorbidities and complications of patients expired due to the covid-19 infectionRetrospective study with study period April 1,2020 to March 31, 2021 (1 year )
To evaluate the demographic, clinical and laboratory parameters of patient expired due to covid-19Retrospective study with study period April 1,2020 to March 31, 2021 (1 year )
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
.nil.nil

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Government Medical College,. Kannur , Pariyaram , kerala

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Kannur, KERALA, India

Government Medical College,. Kannur , Pariyaram , kerala
🇮🇳Kannur, KERALA, India
Dr Manu Mathews
Principal investigator
8156991383
manumathews123@gmail.com

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