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

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)