Mortality and prognostic factors among patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in the Intermediate Care Unit of a public hospital in Lima, Peru

• Autores: Valenzuela Casquino, Karen, Espinoza Venero, Amadeo, Quispe Galvez, Jean Carlos
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2021
• Institución: Universidad de San Martín de Porres
• Repositorio: Horizonte médico
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe:article/1370
• Enlace del recurso: https://www.horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe/index.php/horizontemed/article/view/1370
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Pandemias; Coronavirus; COVID-19; Mortalidad; Pronóstico; Hospitalización; Pandemics; Coronavirus infections; Mortality; Prognosis; Hospitalization

Objective: To describe the characteristics of patients hospitalized in the Intermediate Care Unit of the Hospital Uldarico Rocca Fernández and determine the factors associated with mortality. Materials and methods: An observational, descriptive and retrospective study carried out in the Intermediate Care Unit of the Hospital Uldarico Rocca Fernández in Lima, Peru, which includes patients hospitalized for SARS-CoV-2 from July 1 to September 30, 2020. Clinical records and hospital records were reviewed looking for epidemiological characteristics, clinical characteristics, results of additional tests on admission and the final outcome of hospitalization. Results: Seventy-one (71) clinical records were studied. The predominant epidemiological characteristics were males (80.28 %) and mean age (64.72 years ± 13.64). Most of the patients (61.97 %) had at least one comorbidity, out of which the most common ones were obesity (35.21 %) and hypertension (32.39 %). The mean hospital stay was 13 days (± 12 days) and the mortality rate was 71.83 %. Conclusions: Based on the results, this research supports the following: the male population has a greater risk of becoming ill. In addition, there are factors associated with a worse mortality prognosis, such as age over 60, admission at the emergency room with an oxygen saturation lower than 80 %, and prolonged hospital stay.