id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-317561-ewo6vvlr Jha, Sujeet HCQ prophylaxis in COVID-19 did not show any QTc prolongation in Healthcare workers 2020-11-10 .txt text/plain 1534 111 64 METHODS: This was a prospective, cross sectional and observational study conducted on Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) among Healthcare Workers (HCWs) at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, ours is a first study in the middle of the pandemic which showed that HCQ prophylaxis in young HCWs without comorbidities did not show any QTc prolongation. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), National Task Force for COVID 19 issued recommendations for HCQ to be used as a prophylaxis for the asymptomatic exposed Healthcare Workers (HCW) in late March 2020. We decided to follow up a subset of the study population to see the effects of cumulative doses of HCQ on those HCWs who continued to take it. Ours is a first study in the middle of the pandemic which showed that HCQ prophylaxis in young HCWs without comorbidities did not show any QTc prolongation. ./cache/cord-317561-ewo6vvlr.txt ./txt/cord-317561-ewo6vvlr.txt