Clinical Comparison of COVID Waves 2–5. An Inpatient Retrospective Comparative Analysis From Karachi, Pakistan - Takeaways - MDSpire

Clinical Comparison of COVID Waves 2–5. An Inpatient Retrospective Comparative Analysis From Karachi, Pakistan

  • By

  • Muneeba Ahsan Sayeed

  • Elisha Shalim

  • Shaiza Farman

  • Fizza Farooqui

  • Beenish Syed

  • Ishfaque Ahmed

  • Anika Iqbal

  • Aneel Kumar

  • Raniyah Akhter

  • Furkan Hyder

  • Hasan Ali Shah

  • Adeel Hussain

  • Sarwat Rasheed

  • Saba Afshan

  • Rizwana Salik Nukrich

  • Madiha Raza

  • Haseeb U Rehman

  • Abdul Razzaque Memon

  • Abdul Wahid Rajput

  • Muhammad Saeed Quraishy

  • February 7, 2025

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    The study analyzed clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 waves 2 to 5 in Karachi, involving 3190 hospitalized patients.

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    Wave 2 had the highest discharge rate at 81%, while wave 4 recorded the highest mortality rate at 42.5%.

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    Cytokine release syndrome was most prevalent in wave 3, affecting 32.7% of patients.

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    Wave 5 predominantly affected elderly patients with mild COVID, with 84.6% having comorbidities.

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    Each wave exhibited unique clinical features, with wave 4 being the deadliest due to the Delta variant.

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Clinical Comparison of COVID Waves 2–5. An Inpatient Retrospective Comparative Analysis From Karachi, Pakistan

  • by Muneeba Ahsan Sayeed, Elisha Shalim, Shaiza Farman, Fizza Farooqui, Beenish Syed, Ishfaque Ahmed, Anika Iqbal, Aneel Kumar, Raniyah Akhter, Furkan Hyder, Hasan Ali Shah, Adeel Hussain, Sarwat Rasheed, Saba Afshan, Rizwana Salik Nukrich, Madiha Raza, Haseeb U Rehman, Abdul Razzaque Memon, Abdul Wahid Rajput, Muhammad Saeed Quraishy

  • February 7, 2025

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