Title
Prevalence, clinical characteristics, and evolution of Covid-19 infection among patients and healthcare staff of a national reference hemodialysis center in Peru
Other title
Prevalencia, características clínicas y evolución de la infección por Covid-19 entre pacientes y personal asistencial de un centro de hemodiálisis de referencia nacional en Perú
Date Issued
01 January 2021
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Asociacion Regional de Dialisi y Transplantes Renales de Capital Federal y Provincia de Buenos Aires
Abstract
Objective: To determine the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and evolution of the patients and healthcare staff with COVID-19 infection in a national reference hemodialysis center. Methodology. Observational and retrospective study in a cohort of patients on chronic hemodialysis and healthcare staff with COVID-19 infection at the Dos de Mayo National Hospital in Lima from March 1 to June 12, 2020. Results. Were evaluated 48 patients and 52 healthcare staff. Were positive for COVID-19 33.3% of patients and 7.6% of healthcare staff. Were symptomatic 56.2% of the patients and 18.7% required hospitalization. No one on the staff had symptoms. To date, none of the patients evaluated has required mechanical ventilation or has died. Conclusions. COVID-19 infection among patients is high. Two out of ten patients have required hospitalization, without any deceased.
Start page
42
End page
47
Volume
41
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Enfermedades infecciosas
Hematología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85104031645
Source
Revista de Nefrologia, Dialisis y Trasplante
ISSN of the container
03263428
Sponsor(s)
Al personal de enfermería del Servicio de Nefrología del Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo.
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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