ROLE OF HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN COVID-19 PATIENT IN INDEX MEDICAL COLLEGE, INDORE

Abstract

AIM: Study to evulate the pattern of the hematolofical parameters of covid-19 patients along with their clinical course in the Indian scenario.

Material& method: A prospective study of 100 patients with laboratory-confirmed covid-19 admitted to index medical college indore from April to june were enrolled for the study. Patients were divided into asymptomatic (mild) patients, and symptomatic (moderate).

The demographic date, the clinical status of the patients during admission, and follow up and hematological finding were recorded. The semples for complete blood count and peripheral smears for microscopy examination were collected on the day of admission .the sample were tested for complete blood count on 5-part hematology analyzer, and values were recorded. peripheral smears were stained by gimsa stains, and findings were noted.

Results: All the paediatric cases under study were stable and asymptomatic, with only supportive treatment. Adults patients included in the study were given supportive treatment, and only one case showed clinical deteriotion over a period of 90 day of admission.

Conclusion: The study of 100 covid-19 cases of Indian population shows that majority of the patients are younger, have asymptomatic to mild clinical presentation, and a higher incidence in the female population. The majority of pediatric cases have mild symptomology with a stable clinical corse. Baseline CBC finding of all the cases show. mild neutrophilia, mild lymphopenia, eosinophilia, mild monocytosis, and a normal to mild thromobocytopenia. a significance statistical trend of increase in CBC PARAMETER, NLR, was noted in follow up cases with persistent symptoms, however, a larger follow up cohort is needed to arrive at a statistical significances.

Keywords: hematological, covid-19 & neutrophilia.