Clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of patients at a Clinical Surveillance Unit for Dengue in Piura during epidemic outbreak in 2024

• Autores: Chávez-Mezones, Jorge A., Alfaro-Obando, Anabelle, Chávez-Cruz, Claudia A., Bayona-Zapata, Carlos E., Requena-Ramírez, Oscar Eduardo, Rodríguez-Saldaña, Christian A.
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2025
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/30184
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/30184
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Dengue; Epidemy; Clinical Observation Units; Inpatient Care Units; Peru; Epidemia; Unidades de Observación Clínica; Unidades de Internación; Perú

Introduction. During the 2024 dengue outbreak in Piura, the Clinical Surveillance Unit (UVICLIN) was implemented to improve care for patients with warning signs. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Santa Rosa Hospital, Piura, Peru, during June and July 2024. A total of 221 patients diagnosed with dengue with warning signs were hospitalized. Their sociodemographic characteristics and presented warning signs were studied. Results. 65,16% were female, with a median age of 20 years. The median hospital stay was 4 days. Most patients had no comorbidities. No deaths were reported, and 99% were discharged without complications. A significant association was found between age and length of hospitalization (rho = 0,29; p < 0,001), with a non-significant trend for comorbidity (p = 0,063). Conclusion. Patients were mostly young and without comorbidities; longer hospital stays were observed among older adults.