Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics in patients with covid-19 in a general hospital in tabasco, mexico

ABSTRACT

Objective: To describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics at admission of patients hospitalized with Covid-19, in a General Hospital in Tabasco, Mexico. Methods: Cross-sectional analytic study conducted in the Medical Center of the Social Security of Tabasco State (isset) “md. Julián A. Manzur Ocaña”, in Tabasco, Mexico, from June 1st to July 3, 2020 in diagnostic modules with packages of suspected diagnostic or confirmed patients with sars-CoV-2. Results: It was obtained a sample of 140 positive cases of sars-CoV-2, the 51.42% corresponded to men. The main symptoms were dyspnea, dry cough and fever. It was observed a greater increase on inflammation and thrombotic factors in males. The treatment consisted of antipyretic, antiplatelet agents, antimicrobial and steroids. The supplementary oxygen requirement was similar in women and men, however, the oxygen saturation was higher in women. Conclusion: The rate of 140 positive cases of covid-19, with symptomatology property of the disease. With inflammatory and thrombotic parameters increase. The treatment was symptomatic with supplementary oxygen.