Factors associated with COVID-19 lethality in a hospital in the Cajamarca region in Peru.
Walter Anyaypoma-OcónSandra Ñuflo VásquezHugo Cesar Bustamante-ChávezEdyson Sedano-De la CruzVíctor Zavaleta-GavidiaYolanda Angulo-BazánPublished in: Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publica (2022)
The factors that could increase lethality in patients hospitalized for COVID-19 were age, oxygen saturation less than 80%, use of ivermectin as part of hospital treatment and unattended request for ICU beds. Future studies with better representativeness could confirm these possible relationships at the regional or national level.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- intensive care unit
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- adverse drug
- emergency department
- current status
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- mechanical ventilation
- patient reported
- electronic health record
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- smoking cessation
- replacement therapy