Caracterización epidemiológica de pacientes con Covid-19 en el Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile / Epidemiological characterization of patients with Covid-19 in the Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Univ. Chile
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31(2): 103-108, 2020. graf, tab
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in Spanish
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| ID: biblio-1118685
ABSTRACT
Purpose:
Characterize Covid-19 patients diagnosed at the University of Chile Clinical Hospital (HCUCH) during the first 12 epidemiological weeks of the pandemia.Method:
Retrospective, case series study of 1372 patients with Covid-19, from march 15 to may 23, 2020, with a follow-up of 3 months. The demographic and epidemiological characteristics were analyzed.Results:
Of the 1372 patients, 19,9% were admitted to hospital and 25,18% of them were hospitalized in a critical unit. The median age was 40 years, there were more men than women and 68.5% was Chilean. 80,8% had FONASA as a health insurance. A lethality of 2% was observed. Half of the patients remained hospitalized in a critical unit on day 28. (AU)
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Coronavirus Infections
Type of study:
Etiology study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Univ. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile/CL
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