An Observational Study on Complications and Outcome of Malaria in Intensive Care Unit of Rural Teritary Care Hospital

Dr. G. Kalyan Kumar, Dr. Dhananjaya P. E, Dr. Y. J Visweswara Reddy, Dr. Akarnath

Abstract: Background: Malaria is still a major worldwide health issue. Drug resistant strains of malaria keep spreading and now affect practically every country on the planet1, 2. The study was conducted to describe the complications and to determine outcome in malaria cases admitted to intensive care unit of a rural tertiary care hospital. Methods: All the study patients were assessed for the demographic and clinical presentation by the principal investigator using pre structured proforma. Detailed investigation reports were collected from study population like complete blood count, peripheral smear, serum lactate dehydrogenase, serum bilirubin levels, serum urea and creatinine, peripheral blood smear for malarial parasite and malarial antigen test. Data was analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Descriptive statistics, chi square test, p value and independent sample t - test were done appropriately. p - value

Keywords: Malaria, Plasmodium, Complications, Icu

How to Cite?: Dr. G. Kalyan Kumar, Dr. Dhananjaya P. E, Dr. Y. J Visweswara Reddy, Dr. Akarnath, "An Observational Study on Complications and Outcome of Malaria in Intensive Care Unit of Rural Teritary Care Hospital", Volume 12 Issue 3, March 2023, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 934-937, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=MR23311145439, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/MR23311145439

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