Mortalidad y factores pronósticos en pacientes hospitalizados por COVID-19 en la Unidad de Cuidados Intermedios de un hospital público de Lima, Perú
Karen Valenzuela Casquino, Amadeo Espinoza Venero, Jean Carlos Quispe Galvez
Abstract
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.