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Epidemiology of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in a tertiary care hospital
Guadalupe Maza-De La Torre1, Edgardo A Montelongo-Mercado2, Héctor F Noyola-Villalobos3
1Directorate.
Introduction:
COVID-19, caused by the betacoronavirus SARS-CoV-2, has overwhelmed the world's health systems.
Objective:
To describe the epidemiological characteristics of patients treated in a tertiary care hospital.
Methods:
A retrospective cohort study of patients diagnosed with or suspected of having COVID-19 from March 23 to July 31, 2020 was conducted.
Results:
4,401 patients were hospitalized at Central Military Hospital, out of which 35 % were beneficiaries, 26 % civilians, 28 % active military personnel, and only 11 %, retired military personnel. Male gender predominated, both in hospitalized patients and in those who died, as well as the O+ group and absence of comorbidities; among the observed comorbidities, the main ones were overweight and diabetes. Hospitalized patients' median age was 49 years, while median age of those who died was 62 years; women older than 51 years had a higher risk of dying. Adjusted case fatality rate was 18.5 %; 50 % died within the first six days.
Conclusions:
In this study, the epidemiological characteristics and main comorbidities in Mexican patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection were identified.
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