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The Pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus generated multiple effects at the general level of the world population. Not only in the lethal implications it has for physical health, but also the psychological and emotional consequences that it has left throughout its evolution, since its appearance and categorization as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. This bibliographic review has In order to make a constructive analysis of the coronavirus, no longer seen as a disease that causes death, but with a view to demystifying that negative vision that was built on Covid-19, which is a disease that brought with it many negative implications and radical changes in our models of daily life, but that through advances in technology, medicine and our iron will to improve, as a species we managed to adapt and learned to go hand in hand with SARS-CoV-2, in a new postcovid society that seeks to regain its balance. For this, an exhaustive search was carried out in the available academic information search engines GoogleAcademic and PubMed, feeding the search engines through the words: Covid-19 and implications for health;SARS-CoV-2 and society;society-covid-health;emotional well-being and pandemic;level of emotional satisfaction and postcovid society;perspectives of the new post-pandemic life. The review allows us to highlight a different vision of the disease, no longer from a fatalistic perspective, but from a new evolutionary vision that has allowed us to overcome the self-imposed barriers of Covid-19 and achieve a more balanced society. © 2022 Instituto de Altos Estudios de Salud Publica. All rights reserved.
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Covid-19 is an infectious disease that has caused significant rates of morbidity and mortality in the world population, scientific evidence has sought to describe the pathophysiology of SARS-CoV-2. In the initial phase, an acute inflammatory process occurs that begins to be accentuated in the respiratory tract and affects the lungs first and foremost;which, subsequently, can trigger respiratory dysfunctions that persist even after medical discharge, which is considered a persistent symptom. In accordance with the methodology of the exploratory systematic review, this research was carried out whose purpose was focused on finding bibliographic references that support and identify the main respiratory sequelae of Covid-19;For this, a search of the literature was carried out through the PubMed, Scielo, Medline, Web of Science and Scopus databases. The bibliographic investigation was carried out in January 2022, 70 documents were detected, which were subjected to quality evaluation. 38 observational studies, 3 review articles and 1 meta-analysis were included. So far, no consensus has been reached regarding the most important sequela in the post-COVID respiratory field, fundamentally the following stand out: fatigue, dyspnea, chest pain and cough. In addition, a considerable percentage of patients persist with residual pulmonary function abnormalities, suggestive of pulmonary fibrosis, requiring medical assistance even after hospital discharge. It is recommended to continue with research aimed at assessing the sequelae of Covid-19, to obtain clear foundations related to post-infection respiratory functional capacity. © 2022 Instituto de Altos Estudios de Salud Publica. All rights reserved.
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The purpose of this study is to carry out an exploratory systematic review that allows us to demonstrate the current panorama of the different neurological sequelae caused by COVID-19 in patients. A literature search was performed through the PubMed, Scielo, Medline, Web of Science and Scopus databases. The bibliographic search was carried out in February 2022.60 articles were identified, 10 were duplicates and in the review phase 9 were excluded due to their methodological design;2 articles were discarded due to inconsistencies in the validity of the data collection instruments, therefore, 39 scientific studies were used to obtain data, analyze the results and were subjected to quality evaluation. 33 observational studies, 2 case studies, 3 review articles and 1 meta-analysis were included. Regarding methodological aspects, 92.4% are observational studies (descriptive or analytical or cut-off prevalence), only 3 of them (7.6%) are assumed to be prospective in the directionality of the design. The following neurological sequelae stand out fundamentally: neurovascular syndrome, encephalopathies, migraines, anxiety, depression, olfactory and/or taste dysfunctions, sensory symptomatology, polyneuropathy and myopathy, neuralgia and facial paralysis, the physiopathogenesis of these neurological affections, are mainly associated with the syndrome of systemic inflammatory response resulting from infection with SARS-CoV-2. It is recommended to continue with research aimed at the sequelae of COVID-19, to guide treatment and avoid serious complications from this disease.
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The current COVID-19 pandemic represents a danger for which efforts have been joined to find an effective treatment. This pandemic has evolved so quickly that new data emerge daily on the number of sick and fatal cases. As of September 2021, more than 180 countries with positive COVID-19 cases have been notified to the World Health Organization, including 228,807,631 confirmed cases, including 4,697,099 deaths. So far, the Americas region is the most affected with a total of 88,207,746 confirmed cases, and during this period, Ecuador has reported 246 new infections on average each day, for a total of 507,003 infections and 32,661 deaths. To date, dissimilar methods and treatments have been used to mitigate its effects. However, no effective treatment option has been found against it, generating uncertainty, social panic, and impacts on the population’s mental health as a result of the fear of infection and death. That is why the present work focuses on analyzing and determining the alternatives for the control of detection of the pandemic, through the processing of the neutrosophic TOPSIS method. It offers many benefits in the analysis of neutralities to the study of indeterminacies in the field of Medicine. The processing using neutrosophic methods allowed obtaining the best alternative to fight against COVID-19. © 2022, American Scientific Publishing Group (ASPG). All rights reserved.
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A study was carried out on the behavior of COVID 19 in the emergency of the Ambato regional teaching hospital, with the general objective of characterizing the behavior of this disease in the emergency service of the Ambato Regional Teaching Hospital, in the period January-September 2020. Studied the records of hospital emergency services in this period, making a cut-off on September 30, 2020. Some qualitative and quantitative statistical variables were included that allowed characterizing the disease in the emergency service at this hospital. Coronavirus disease is defined as a highly contagious viral infection. Manifestations of adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) have been described, requiring mechanical ventilation in most cases. 126 suspected cases of COVID 19 were found in the emergency service of the Ambato Regional Teaching Hospital, of which 61 cases are identified viruses. The sex that predominated was female. The age group most affected was adults from 18 to 59 years old. The risk factor that predominated was pregnancy;the comorbidity found was type II diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Bleeding complications were those with the highest incidence.