Caracterización de pacientes con Covid-19 grave atendidos en un hospital de referencia nacional del Perú
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15533920 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Giancarlo Acosta (0000-0002-1970-7116, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, corresponding author), Gerson Escobar (0000-0003-2232-9504, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia), Gissela Bernaola (0000-0002-2733-564X, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia), Johan Alfaro (0009-0006-9792-8906, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia), Waldo Taype-Huamaní (0000-0002-8559-2513, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia), Carlos Marcos (0000-0001-5825-9080, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia), José Amado (0000-0002-3286-4650, National University of San Marcos) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 253-8 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1726-4634 • E-ISSN: 1726-4642 |
| Publisher | National Institute of Health of Peru (PUBLISHER • PE) |
| DOI | 10.17843/rpmesp.2020.372.5437 |
| PMID | 32876213 |
| OpenAlex | W3018654758 |
| Language | ES |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 4 |
In order to describe manifestations from patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), sociodemographic variables such as, previous medical history, clinical and radiological manifestations, treatments and evolution of patients were evaluated. This took place from March 6th to 25th, 2020, in the "Edgardo Rebagliati Martins" National Hospital in Lima. Seventeen patients were registered: 76% were male, with an average age of 53.5 years (range 25-94); 23.5% had returned from abroad; 41.2% were referred from other health facilities; 41.2% were admitted to mechanical ventilation; 29.4% (5 patients) died. The risk factors detected were: advanced age, arterial hypertension and obesity. The main symptoms detected were: cough, fever and dyspnea. Frequent laboratory findings were: elevated C-reactive protein and lymphopenia. The predominant radiological presentation was bilateral interstitial lung infiltrate. A first experience in the management of patients diagnosed with severe COVID-19 in Peru is reported
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |