A prospective public health surveillance study in epidemiology and outcomes of patients hospitalised with Dengue in South Asia

A standardised observational framework to characterise dengue clinical epidemiology and address critical knowledge gaps to improve patient outcomes.

Objectives:

  • To describe the clinical presentation, demographics, including socio-economic determinants, illness severity, biochemical and haematological abnormalities, treatments received (fluids, vasopressors, organ support strategies, antiviral and anti-inflammatory medications) and outcomes for all dengue patients admitted to participating hospitals and ICUs over a 6-month period.
  • To evaluate treatment-related predictors of mortality for the cohort of severe dengue patients admitted to ICUs using modern causal inference approaches

Research questions:

  • For patients hospitalized with Dengue, what are the patterns of clinical presentation, illness severity, treatments received, and outcomes?
  • What are the patient and  treatment-related predictors of hospital mortality for the cohort of severe dengue patients admitted to ICUs?

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Protocol

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