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Gaceta médica de México
versión On-line ISSN 2696-1288versión impresa ISSN 0016-3813
Resumen
ALVAREZ-ARROYO, Laura et al. Descriptive study of a cohort of COVID-19 hospitalized patients in Spain. Gac. Méd. Méx [online]. 2021, vol.157, n.1, pp.80-87. Epub 18-Jun-2021. ISSN 2696-1288. https://doi.org/10.24875/gmm.20000605.
Background:
Several descriptive cohort studies of patients affected by COVID-19 have been published.
Objective:
To describe the characteristics of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection who were admitted to Hospital Universitario la Plana, Castellón, Spain.
Methods:
Retrospective, observational cohort study that included 18-year-old or older patients who were consecutively admitted with SARS-CoV2 confirmed infection. Demographic characteristics, comorbidities, clinical symptoms, laboratory results and radiological tests are described.
Results:
The study included 255 patients, with a mean age of 70 years; 54.9 % were males. Most common comorbidities were high blood pressure (58 %), dyslipidemia (42.4 %), diabetes (25.5 %) and obesity (24.3 %). Median number of days from the onset of clinical symptoms prior to hospital admission was seven. Most common manifestations prior to admission were fever (74.5 %), dry cough (61.2 %), malaise (51.8 %) and dyspnea (51.0 %); 19 patients (7.4 %) were admitted to the intensive care unit, where mortality was 50 %; overall mortality was 16.9 %.
Conclusions:
Our cohort reflects similar characteristics to those of other European series. Mortality was lower than that in similar studies.
Palabras llave : COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Viral pneumonia; Cohort study; Coronavirus.