Características clínicas y epidemiológicas del COVID-19 en la Unidad de Emergencia del Hospital Barros Luco: los primeros 164 pacientes
Rev. méd. Chile
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148(8)ago. 2020.
Article
in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Background:
The clinical manifestations, mortality rates, laboratory and imaging findings of SARS-CoV-2 infection are not yet fully elucidated.Aim:
To describe the clinical manifestations, imaging and laboratory findings of 164 SARS-CoV-2 (+) patients consulting at an emergency room of a public general hospital in Santiago, Chile. Material andMethods:
Review of medical records, imaging and laboratory results of 164 patients aged between 16 and 92 years (57.9% males) consulting at the emergency room between March 12 and April 27, 2020.Results:
The most common presenting symptom was dry cough in 47% of patients, followed by headache in 42% and myalgias in 42%. Forty five percent referred contact with an infected patient or having travelled out of town. Thirty-three (20%) required hospital admission and 5% required admission to an intensive care unit.Conclusions:
These patients were predominantly young, and their most common symptoms were dry cough, headache and myalgias.
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Emergency Service, Hospital
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COVID-19
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. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
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