A Retrospective Observational Study to Identify the Possible Causal Factors and Root Cause Regarding Covid 19 Deaths among Covid 19 Deceased In-Patients at Selected Hospital in Coimbatore.

Mrs. Beulah Jennifer

A Retrospective Observational Study to Identify the Possible Causal Factors and Root Cause Regarding Covid 19 Deaths among Covid 19 Deceased In-Patients at Selected Hospital in Coimbatore.

Keywords : Covid 19 Deaths, Coronaviruses, Retrospective, Observational


Abstract

Coronaviruses (CoVs) refer to a family of enveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded, and highly diverse RNA viruses. With nearly 31 million reported COVID-19 cases and 4,10, 000 deaths, India is one of the countries with the heaviest burden of COVID-19 cases and deaths. Methodology: A retrospective observational study included 59 Covid positive in-patient non survivors who are affected during the second wave of Covid 19 Pandemic. Demographic and clinical Data were retrieved from the internal electronic record system of the institution. The Results were discussed using the descriptive analysis. Results: The data in this study revealed that majority were non vaccinated against Covid 19 and were with Diabetes Mellitus as co morbidity and major were deceased with the outcome of Covid Pneumonia. Discussion: The material, management and Financial factors can be a possible causal factors developed sudden out of the situation have lead to negative outcome during the first and second wave of covid 19 whereas the vaccination status is a human factor (called as the causal risk factor) against covid 19 can be intervened at the primordial level of Prevention that can alter the risk of outcome. Unfortunately the study result depicts 91.52% were not vaccinated. Conclusion: The above which can help us to derive a conclusion that the root cause for decease among the covid 19 in patient may be their Non vaccination status against covid 19 irrespective of virulence, infectivity of emerging covid variant.

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