Frequency of thrombocytopenia in severe COVID-19 pneumonia and its effects on clinical outcomes.

To aim of the study was to determine the frequency of thrombocytopenia and its effect on clinical outcomes in South Asian patients admitted with severe COVID-19. It was a cross-sectional study conducted at the COVID intensive care unit of tertiary care government hospital of Karachi, Pakistan. 190 patients admitted in five months from 1/2/2021 till 30/6/2021 were included in the study.