Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics in patients with covid-19 in a General Hospital in Tabasco, Mexico
Objective: To describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics at admission of patients hospitalized with Covid-19, in a General Hospital in Tabasco, Mexico. Methods: Cross-sectional analytic study conducted in the Medical Center of the Social Security of Tabasco State (isset) “md. Julián A...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Atención Familiar |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/81184 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/atencion_familiar/article/view/81184 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | covid-19 sars-CoV-2 Epidemiology Hospitalization Incidence epidemiología hospitalización incidencia |
| Sumario: | Objective: To describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics at admission of patients hospitalized with Covid-19, in a General Hospital in Tabasco, Mexico. Methods: Cross-sectional analytic study conducted in the Medical Center of the Social Security of Tabasco State (isset) “md. Julián A. Manzur Ocaña”, in Tabasco, Mexico; from June 1st to July 3, 2020 in diagnostic modules with packages of suspected diagnostic or confirmed patients with sars-CoV-2. Results: It was obtained a sample of 140 positive cases of sars-CoV-2, the 51.42% corresponded to men. The main symptoms were dyspnea, dry cough and fever. It was observed a greater increase on inflammation and thrombotic factors in males. The treatment consisted of antipyretic, antiplatelet agents, antimicrobial and steroids. The supplementary oxygen requirement was similar in women and men; however, the oxygen saturation was higher in women. Conclusion: The rate of 140 positive cases of covid-19, with symptomatology property of the disease. With inflammatory and thrombotic parameters increase. The treatment was symptomatic with supplementary oxygen. |
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