CLINICAL-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 TREATED AT A PERUVIAN JUNGLE HOSPITAL 2020

Becerra Uriarte G.Y.; Pardo Lizana H.E.; Llontop Ynga E.G.; Lopez-Lopez E. · Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana (2022) · DOI: 10.25176/rfmh.v22i2.4330

Resumen

Introduction: The epidemic that had its beginning in the city of Wuhan in December 2019, has become a public health problem that is advancing at dizzying steps. Objective: To determine the clinical and epidemiological profile in Covid-19 patients attended at the HASA-I - Utcubamba, 2020. Methods: The type of research was observational, descriptive and retrospective cross-sectional. The population consisted of 312 patients from which a sample of 173 patients was extracted that met the conditions of being representative and adequate. All data processing and statistical calculations were performed using Microsoft Excel 2019 software. Results: Regarding the results, it was determined that the epidemiological profile: male gender a total of 102 and female gender 71, representing 59,0% and 41,0% respectively; average age of 45 years; most affected place of origin, the city of Bagua Grande, with a frequency of 162, which represents 93,6%. Regarding the clinical profile: diabetes mellitus presented a total of 7 cases, representing 4,1%; cardiovascular diseases with a frequency of 6, representing 3,5%; general malaise with a total of 75 cases, representing 43,4%; fever with a frequency of 66 cases, representing 38,2%; cough with a frequency of 56 cases, representing 32,4%; headaches with a frequency of 50 cases, representing 28,9%; and dyspnea with a frequency of 34, representing 19,7%. Conclusion: The male gender was predominant with comorbidities such as diabetes mellitus, general malaise and elevated CRP.

Instituciones: Universidad Señor de Sipán