tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Gac Med Mex
. 2021;157(1):76-83.
doi: 10.24875/GMM.M21000525.
Descriptive study of a cohort of COVID-19 hospitalized patients in Spain
Laura Álvarez-Arroyo[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Francisco J Carrera-Hueso[SUP] 1 [/SUP], David El-Qutob[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Montserrat Robustillo-Villarino[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Ana M Girona-Sanz[SUP] 4 [/SUP], María T Pin-Godos[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Paula Sánchez-Monzó[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Rafael Martínez-Gonzálbez[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Sonia Cepeda-Madrigal[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Fernando Martínez-Martínez[SUP] 9 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
in English, Spanish
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.
Keywords: COVID-19; Cohort study; Coronavirus; Estudio de cohortes; Neumonía viral; SARS-CoV-2; Viral pneumonia.
. 2021;157(1):76-83.
doi: 10.24875/GMM.M21000525.
Descriptive study of a cohort of COVID-19 hospitalized patients in Spain
Laura Álvarez-Arroyo[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Francisco J Carrera-Hueso[SUP] 1 [/SUP], David El-Qutob[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Montserrat Robustillo-Villarino[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Ana M Girona-Sanz[SUP] 4 [/SUP], María T Pin-Godos[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Paula Sánchez-Monzó[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Rafael Martínez-Gonzálbez[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Sonia Cepeda-Madrigal[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Fernando Martínez-Martínez[SUP] 9 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34125825
- DOI: 10.24875/GMM.M21000525
Abstract
in English, Spanish
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.
Keywords: COVID-19; Cohort study; Coronavirus; Estudio de cohortes; Neumonía viral; SARS-CoV-2; Viral pneumonia.