Clinical Characteristics, Management and Outcomes of patients with COVID-19 in private hospitals in the Republic of Panama, 2020

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https://doi.org/10.37980/im.journal.revcog.20211854

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coronavirus, Panama, international health, viral diseases

Abstract

Introduction: The first case of COVID-19 in the Republic of Panama was confirmed on March 9 2020. In the Panama #46 report issued by PAHO on January 26, 2021, Panama was the second country in the Americas with the highest incidence of COVID-19 after the United States.

Methods: The design of the study is a retrospective observational study of 140 patients from 3 private hospitals located in the metropolitan area of the Republic of Panama.

Results: Of the sample, 65.71% were men and 34.29% were women, 72 (51.43%) patients were hospitalized. The median age was 48.39 years. 49% of the patients presented a pathological personal history, the most common was arterial hypertension (63.27%).  Of the sample, 65.71% were men and 34.29% were women, 72 (51.43%) patients were hospitalized. The average age was 48.39 years. 49% of patients had a pathological personal history where high blood pressure was the most frequent (63.27%). The most common symptoms were fever (71.43%), cough (61.43%), fatigue (50.71%) and dyspnea (32.86%). Of the total number of patients, 55.71% received in-hospital treatment, 11.51% were admitted to the ICU, 9.29% suffered complications, the most frequent was respiratory failure (61.54%). Of the drugs used in that time period, the most commonly used were hydroxychloroquine (91.03%) and azithromycin (84.62%).

Conclusions: Similar results were found to descriptive studies carried out in different countries with models similar to ours.

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2022-01-05

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Año 2021 Volumen 25 Número 3

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