Perfil clínico epidemiológico dos pacientes internados por complicações da COVID-19 em um município do norte gaúcho

Abstract

Objective: To describe the clinical-epidemiological profile of patients who were hospitalized for complications from COVID-19 in a hospital in northern Rio Grande do Sul. Methodology: A descriptive retrospective cohort study, carried out at the Hospital de Caridade da Cidade de Carazinho, in Rio Grande do Sul, from August 2021 to July 2022. Information was collected from physical records, as well as, patients were identified for the composition of the sample by the CID B34.2. The data were double-entered in EpiData and processed in PSPP, programs of free distribution. Results: The study consists of a sample of 200 patients, the majority being female (53.3%). The mean age was 57.71 years. Most of the population (82.5%) came from Carazinho/RS. Nearly 20% of the study population required ICU admission (19.9%), and the vast majority had comorbidities present (84.4%). Patients who died from complications of COVID-19 were mostly male. Conclusion: The results obtained by the study follow the pattern obtained in other studies. Although females hospitalize more, males have a higher death rate. Patients with comorbidities were hospitalized more than patients with no comorbidities.