Health Condition 1: R778- Other specified abnormalities of plasma proteins
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Maulana Azad Medical College and associated Lok Nayak Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children between 1 month to 12 years hospitalised with acute febrile illness (acute febrile illness will be defined in this study as a patient with fever of 38°C or higher at presentation to hospital or having history of fever for less than 2 weeks)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Any associated pathology with decreased ferritin levels e.g. anaemia (hemoglobin 2.Any known underlying chronic diseases e.g. malignancy, rheumatological diseases, chronic organ diseases like chronic kidney diseases, chronic liver diseases etc as these could affect the prognosis and /or ferritin levels per se.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Association of serum ferritin levels in children hospitalized with acute febrile illness with :- ) When patient is needed transferr to PICU or b) When patient expire Timepoint: At baseline and on 3rd day | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Association of serum ferritin levels in children hospitalized with acute febrile illness with :- patient goes into shock, experiences any organ failure or when the fever subsides and at discharge.Timepoint: in a week | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Urmila Jhamb
Maulana Azad Medical College and associated Lok Nayak Hospital
Outcome results
None listed