Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients treated for post-COVID-19 syndrome
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11267290Keywords:
coronavirus, COVID-19/therapy, post-acute covid-19 syndromeAbstract
Introduction: post-COVID-19 syndrome constitutes a health problem due to the disability it causes and the number of patients who suffer from this disease. In Santiago de Cuba province, the municipality of the same name was the most complex with the highest number of patients.
Objective: to characterize, based on clinical and epidemiological variables, patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome in the municipality of Santiago de Cuba.
Methods: cross-sectional descriptive study, in a universe of 116 patients diagnosed with post-COVID-19 syndrome, who attended the consultations and the medical expertise commission, of the Polyclinic of Specialties of the Provincial Hospital "Saturnino Lora", in the municipality of Santiago de Cuba, with a complete clinical history of their disease in 2022; clinical and demographic variables were analyzed. The ethical precepts were complied with.
Results: the most represented health area was November 30, with 20.69%. Ages from 40 to 59 years and female, constituted 32.84%. Smoking represented 70.97%, in ages 50 to 59 years. Decay occurred in all patients, regardless of age. High blood pressure represented 93.97% of comorbidities. Glutamic pyruvic transaminase was elevated by 98.28%. Axomyelinated damage was diagnosed in all patients.
Conclusions: it was evident that post-COVID-19 syndrome is common in women, between 40 and 59 years old, with a smoking habit and high blood pressure. The syndrome showed multisymptomatic and multiorgan behavior, with sequelae.
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