Se realizó un estudio descriptivo en el que se evaluaron las características clínicas y laboratoriales en la evolución de pacientes con diagnóstico de síndrome de distrés respiratorio agudo (SDRA) secundario a infección por SARS-CoV-2 y que recibieron Tocilizumab. Veinticuatro pacientes recibieron Tocilizumab, la mayoría eran varones (95,8 %), la comorbilidad más frecuente fue obesidad (33,3 %), al momento de recibir Tocilizumab la mediana de PaO2/FiO2 fue 159,5 (RIC 114,5-255,3). Veintiún (87,5 %) pacientes presentaron mejoría clínica y 3 (12,5 %) fallecieron. Quince pacientes (62,5 %) desarrollaron hepatotoxicidad, la mayoría de grado 3 (33,3 %) y tres (12,5 %) pacientes presentaron injuria hepática grado 4. Once pacientes (45,8 %) presentaron sobreinfección bacteriana, siendo el germen más frecuente Acinetobacter baumannii. Luego de la administración de Tocilizumab m...

A descriptive study was carried out, in which clinical and laboratory characteristics were evaluated in patients with a diagnosis of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) secondary to SARS-CoV-2 infection and who received Tocilizumab. Twenty four patients received Tocilizumab, the majority were male (95.8%), the most frequent comorbidity was obesity (33.3%). At the time of receiving Tocilizumab the median PAO2 / FiO2 was 159.5 (IQR 114.5-255, 3). Twenty-one (87.5%) patients presented clinical improvement and 3 (12.5%) died. Fifteen patients (62.5%) developed hepatotoxicity, the majority grade 3 (33.3%) and three (12.5%) patients presented grade 4 liver injury. Eleven patients (45.8%) presented bacterial superinfection, the more common organism being Acinetobacter baumannii. After the administration of Tocilizumab, more than half of the patients presented an adverse reaction; despite...

Se realizó un estudio descriptivo en el que se evaluaron las características clínicas y laboratoriales en la evolución de pacientes con diagnóstico de síndrome de distrés respiratorio agudo (SDRA) secundario a infección por SARS-CoV-2 y que recibieron Tocilizumab. Veinticuatro pacientes recibieron Tocilizumab, la mayoría eran varones (95,8 %), la comorbilidad más frecuente fue obesidad (33,3 %), al momento de recibir Tocilizumab la mediana de PaO2/FiO2 fue 159,5 (RIC 114,5-255,3). Veintiún (87,5 %) pacientes presentaron mejoría clínica y 3 (12,5 %) fallecieron. Quince pacientes (62,5 %) desarrollaron hepatotoxicidad, la mayoría de grado 3 (33,3 %) y tres (12,5 %) pacientes presentaron injuria hepática grado 4. Once pacientes (45,8 %) presentaron sobreinfección bacteriana, siendo el germen más frecuente Acinetobacter baumannii. Luego de la administración de Tocilizumab m...

A descriptive study was carried out, in which clinical and laboratory characteristics were evaluated in patients with a diagnosis of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) secondary to SARS-CoV-2 infection and who received Tocilizumab. Twenty four patients received Tocilizumab, the majority were male (95.8%), the most frequent comorbidity was obesity (33.3%). At the time of receiving Tocilizumab the median PAO2 / FiO2 was 159.5 (IQR 114.5-255, 3). Twenty-one (87.5%) patients presented clinical improvement and 3 (12.5%) died. Fifteen patients (62.5%) developed hepatotoxicity, the majority grade 3 (33.3%) and three (12.5%) patients presented grade 4 liver injury. Eleven patients (45.8%) presented bacterial superinfection, the more common organism being Acinetobacter baumannii. After the administration of Tocilizumab, more than half of the patients presented an adverse reaction; despite...

Objective: To identify predictors of mortality in patients receiving exclusive parenteral nutrition due to the inability of the enteral route. Materials and Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of adults who received exclusive parenteral nutrition (EPN) due to enteral route inability from 2019 to 2023 at Hospital III Daniel Alcides Carrión in Tacna, Peru. Predictors of mortality were analyzed using the Cox proportional hazards model. Results: A total of 104 patients were evaluated, 52.9% of whom were men. The most common comorbidities were hypertension (31.7%), cancer (30.8%), and diabetes (21.2%). The median hospital stay duration was 21.5 (IQR 13.5-33.5) days. Multivariate analysis showed that age ≥ 60 years, leukocytes ≥ 12000 cells/mm³, and platelet count < 150x10³ cells/mm³ at the start of EPN were predictors of mortality with adjusted HRs of 8.45 (95% CI: 1...