Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
ANÁLISIS DE LOS DOS PRIMEROS AÑOS DE PANDEMIA COVID-19 EN UN HOSPITAL DE ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS, EN BUENOS AIRES. (Spanish) |
| Alternate Title: |
Analysis of the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in an infectious diseases hospital in Buenos Aires. (English) |
| Authors: |
SÁNCHEZ DONCELL, JAVIER, SOTELO, CARINA A., LAGRUTTA, LAURA, FRANCOS, JOSÉ L., GONZÁLEZ MONTANER, PABLO |
| Source: |
Medicina (Buenos Aires); mar/abr2023, Vol. 83 Issue 2, p233-240, 8p |
| Abstract (English): |
Introduction: At the Muñiz Hospital, the Febrile Unit (UF) was established, a device that operates during the COVID-19 pandemic. Its implementation has demonstrated the importance of public policies in the health system, in addition to the possible development of epidemiological surveillance and monitoring strategies that provide health contributions. An analysis of the first two years of the pandemic at UF-Muñiz was carried out. The objective of this unit is to determine which patients have poor prognostic criteria and define hospitalization. One of the most important characteristics of this UF is the care of a population with infectious diseases because this is a Hospital dedicated to this type of pathology. Methods: A retrospective, cross-sectional observational study was carried out with the objective of evaluating the hospitalizations made at UF-Muñiz during the period between January 2020 and December 2021. Results: 153 546 consultations were received, 2872 patients were admitted. In 2020, 1001 COVID-19 positive patients (76%) were admitted, 87 with tuberculosis (TB) (6.6%) and 102 with HIV (7.7%). In 2021, 991 positive COVID-19 patients (66%) were admitted, 151 with TB (10%) and 157 with HIV (10.5%) Conclusions: Only 1.9% of the consultations led to hospitalization, and the majority corresponded to COVID- 19 positives, followed by HIV and TB cases in a smaller proportion. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and obesity were the comorbidities that most frequently required hospitalization in COVID-19 patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Spanish): |
Introducción: En el Hospital Muñiz se instauró la Unidad Febril (UF), un dispositivo que opera durante la pandemia por COVID-19. Su implementación ha demostrado la importancia de políticas públicas en el sistema sanitario, además del posible desarrollo de estrategias en vigilancia y seguimiento epidemiológico que den aportes en salud. Se realizó un análisis de los dos primeros años en pandemia en la UF-Muñiz. El objetivo de esta unidad es determinar qué pacientes tienen criterios de mal pronóstico y definir la internación. Una de las características más importantes de esta UF es la atención de una población con enfermedades infectocontagiosas por ser este un Hospital dedicado a este tipo de patologías. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio observacional transversal, retrospectivo, con el objetivo de evaluar las internaciones realizadas en la UF-Muñiz durante el periodo comprendido entre enero 2020 y diciembre 2021. Resultados: Se recibieron 153 546 consultas, se internaron 2872 pacientes. En 2020 se internaron 1001 pacientes COVID-19 positivos (76%), 87 con tuberculosis (TBC) (6.6%) y 102 con HIV (7.7%). En 2021 se internaron 991 pacientes COVID-19 positivos (66%), 151 con TBC (10%) y 157 con HIV (10.5%) Conclusiones: Solo el 1.9% de las consultas derivaron en internación y correspondieron en su mayoría a pacientes COVID-19 positivos, le siguieron casos de HIV y TBC en una menor proporción. La enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) y la obesidad fueron las comorbilidades que con mayor frecuencia requirieron internación en pacientes COVID-19. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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