Caracterización clínica de COVID-19 en pacientes adultos mayores que asisten al Hospital General Martín Icaza durante el periodo comprendido entre marzo del 2020 a julio del 2022.

Abstract

Known as Covid-19, the virus that causes illnesses ranging from the common cold to more serious diseases such as pneumonia, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), older adults who have contracted COVID 19 have increased risk of developing more serious problems, due to conditions related to aging. Objective: To clinically characterize the elderly patients treated at the Martin Icaza General Hospital during the period 2020-2022. Design: retrospective, cross-sectional. Population: The population is made up of 100 elderly patients at the Martin Icaza Hospital. Technique: Indirect observation. Instrument: Indirect observation matrix. Results: The results presented for the matrix variables are male (64%), aged 75 to 84 years (51%), marital status married (59%), mestizo ethnic group (75%), from a rural place of residence (69%), from a coastal place of birth (90%), presented clinical manifestations of fever (17%), the type of Covid that presented mild (35%) and the comorbidities that older adults presented with hypertension (20%). Conclusion: Older adults with comorbidities tend to develop a more aggressive type of covid-19 with much more serious clinical manifestations according to the study carried out.