Post COVID-19 Manifestations: An Observational Study in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Eastern India

Abstract

Background: Post-COVID-19 problems now exist worldwide with a significant number of mortalities, morbidity and incapacity. In this study, we evaluate the pervasiveness of post-COVID-19 syndrome given the different age groups and gender. Complications if present were documented and grouped. Materials and Methods: Five hundred hospitalized patients during the mid episode of COVID-19 infection were observed for 15 months after being recovered and discharged from the hospital to find out any health problems related to COVID-19. We could collect health-related information of 500 such patients after our effort to communicate with 1670 patients Result: Out of those 500 post-COVID-19 individuals 279 (55.8%) were normal, 48 (9.6%) persons expired and 173 (34.6%) had complications. PostCOVID-19 persons above 60 years of age were found to have more post-COVID-19 complications and a higher mortality rate. Among those males were predominant than females. Amongst different complications extreme weakness, lung problems, psychological difficulties and increased suffering from preexisting systemic diseases were found more common. Conclusion: Death and complications in post-COVID-19 cases were found in a significant number of cases. However, most of them did not complete the full course of the COVID-19 vaccine indicating a positive role of COVID-19 vaccination in preventing post-COVID-19 syndrome conditions. Future research is needed for a better understanding of the mechanism of post-COVID-19 complications and death.