Open AccessBaseline Thrombocytopenia and Disease Severity Among COVID-19 Patients, Tibebe Ghion Specialized Hospital COVID-19 Treatment Center, Northwest Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Fikir Asrie,
Esayas Tekle,
Yemataw Gelaw,
Mulat Dagnew,
Aschalew Gelaw,
Markos Negash,
Eyuel Kassa,
Segenet Bizuneh,
Dessalew Wudineh
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of blood medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.676
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 1179-2736
DOI - 10.2147/jbm.s366478
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , logistic regression , checklist , cross sectional study , statistical significance , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , psychology , cognitive psychology
Thrombocytopenia and platelet indices in COVID-19 patients were important for prompt treatment and management of the disease. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of thrombocytopenia, platelet indices, and its association with disease severity among COVID-19 patients at the Tibebe Ghion Specialized Hospital, COVID-19 treatment center, Northwest Ethiopia.