Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Eventos cerebro vasculares en pacientes Covid-19: Experiencia en un hospital de referencia nacional del Perú. |
| Alternate Title: |
Stroke in patients with Covid-19: Experiencie in a national referral hospital in Peru. |
| Authors: |
Rodríguez-Kadota, Liliana1, Vences, Miguel A.1 vens1793@hotmail.com, Failoc-Rojas, Virgilio E.2 |
| Source: |
Revista del Cuerpo Médico del Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo. 2021, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p357-361. 5p. |
| Abstract (English): |
Background: Stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide and the current COVID-19 pandemic has a great impact on the care of these patients. Aim: To describe the characteristics of patients with a cerebrovascular event in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in the medical center with the highest hospital capacity in Peru. The Study. We conducted a retrospective study and included patients older than 18 years hospitalized with the diagnosis of COVID-19 and stroke. Findings. A total of 26 adults were included, the mean age was 69.8 years and the median time of admission was 24 hours. Mortality was high (42.3%) and was associated with age and respiratory compromise by COVID-19. The majority of survivors had a poor functional outcome. Conclusion. It is concluded that improvement in care processes is necessary in order to make an early diagnosis and timely treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Spanish): |
Introducción: Los eventos cerebro vasculares son una de las principales causas de mortalidad a nivel mundial y la actual pandemia por la COVID-19 ha producido un gran impacto en la atención de estos pacientes. El objetivo es describir las características de los pacientes con evento cerebro vascular en pacientes hospitalizados con COVID-19 en un hospital peruano de referencia. El estudio. Estudio retrospectivo, se incluyó a pacientes mayores de 18 años hospitalizados con el diagnostico de COVID-19 y evento cerebro vascular. Hallazgos. Se incluyeron 26 pacientes con ECV y COVID-19, la edad promedio fue 69.8 años y la mediana del tiempo de admisión fue 24 horas. La mortalidad fue elevada (42.3%) y estuvo asociada a la edad y al compromiso respiratorio por COVID-19. La mayoría de sobrevivientes obtuvieron un pobre resultado funcional. Conclusión. Es necesaria la mejora en los procesos de atención para así realizar un diagnóstico precoz y un tratamiento oportuno. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
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