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Clinical-epidemiological profile of patients with Covid-19 treated at a peruvian jungle hospital 2020

Authors :
Geyner Y. Becerra Uriarte
Hector E. Pardo Lizana
Enrique G. Llontop Ynga
Elmer Lopez-Lopez
Source :
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana, Vol 22, Iss 2, Pp 353-358 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Universidad Ricardo Palma, 2022.

Abstract

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 Hospital Apoyo I Santiago Apóstol - Utcubamba, 2020. Method: 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.

Details

Language :
Spanish; Castilian
ISSN :
18145469, 23080531, and 64076148
Volume :
22
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.9ba40d99a604b7e8f64076148795f5c
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.25176/RFMH.v22i2.4330