Población hospitalizada con diagnóstico de Covid-19 en los centros de salud públicos de la región sudeste del Gran Buenos Aires

YACOBITTI, ALEJANDRO; OTERO, LISANDRO J.; DOLDAN ARRUABARRENA, VALERIA SOLEDAD; ARANO, JUAN; LAGE, SERGIO; SILBERMAN, MARTÍN; ZUBIETA, MARTÍN; ERBETTA, ILDA; DANEI, PATRICIA; BAECK, GERTRUDIS; VALLEJOS, VIRGINA; CAVALLI, FEDERICO; CALDERÓN, NICOLÁS; DI GREGORIO, MAXIMILIANO; HERNÁNDEZ, VIVIANA; BRUNO, DANIELA; RODERA, BEATRIZ; PARISI, DAVID; MACHERETT, IGNACIO; GALLASTEGUI, MATÍAS; PAZ, ANDREA; BERNARDI, RUBÉN; AZCÁRATE, SANDRA; HRASTE, A; CARIDI, INÉS; BOECHI, LEONARDO; KOCHEN, SILVIA

Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Córdoba

Univ de Cordoba

Lugar: Cordoba; Año: 2021 vol. 78 p. 17 - 24

0014-6722

Introduction: The present work describes the clinical characteristics and interventions to minimize morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients diagnosed with COVID-19.Methods: It is a prospective cohort investigation of patients who received a response from the Health Centers in the southeast region (RS) of the metropolitan area (AMBA) from April 8 to September 30, 2020. A Situation Room was used epidemiological with two monitoring and follow-up boards, one for bed management and the other for patient management.Results: During the analyzed period, 2,588 patients with confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis were admitted, 1,943 with suspected COVID-19 pathology, and 1,464 subjects with other pathologies. 55% of the patients were men and the mean age was 51 years. There were 82.8% patients with pre-existing diseases, hypertension and diabetes were the most frequent. 14% were hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit. The mortality of the cohort was 15.05%, mortality was higher for male patients, over 60 years of age, and with the presence of pre-existing diseases.Conclusion: Our cohort is younger than other published works. Older people, men, and people with comorbidities are at increased risk for COVID-19-related mortality. The public health system was able to respond to the demand without collapsing the hospital institutions.