Sohail Anwar, Amir Waheed, Arsalan Nawaz, Atif Masood, Waqas Aslam, Faisal Amin Baig.
Anemia as a Predictor of Poor Outcome in Hospitalized patients of COVID-19.
J Sharif Med Dent Coll Nov ;08(1):31-4.

Objective: To find an association between anemia & outcome of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients. Methodology: This retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted at The University of Lahore Teaching Hospital, Lahore. Two hundred and ten patients with age >=18 years and who tested positive for COVID-19 on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were included. These patients were admitted to the COVID-19 ward and intensive care unit (ICU) of The University of Lahore Teaching Hospital from January to December 2021. Complete blood count reports at the time of admission were evaluated and hemoglobin (Hb) & mean corpuscular volume (MCV) levels were noted. COVID-19 outcomes of these patients in terms of discharge from the hospital, ICU admission, and death were recorded. Results: In this study, the mean age of the patients was 61.60+/-13.39 years. The majority of the patients [109(51.9%)] were greater than 60 years of age. There were 94(44.8%) anemic patients. Out of 210, 43(20.1%) patients died and 167(79.5%) were discharged. Out of 43 mortalities, 30(69.8%) patients were anemic. So, there was a significant association noted between anemia & outcome in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in terms of mortality (p=0.00). Conclusion: The majority of COVID-19 affected patients were anemic at the time of hospitalization and it was associated with poor COVID-19 outcomes in terms of mortality Keywords: Anemia. COVID-19. Mortality.

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