Hospitalizations Due to Covid-19 in a Public Hospital of Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), Brazil

Abstract

Background: Covid-19 began in Wuhan, China, at the end of 2019 and was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020. The risk groups related to a serious outcome are: age >75 years, men, severe obesity, hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Objective: This study aims to identify the profile of patients with Covid-19 and their clinical outcome in a hospital of the Unified Health System, in the first two years of the pandemic. Methods: This is a retrospective, descriptive study with a quantitative approach. The sample consisted of 285 medical records. Results: There was a predominance of white males with primary and secondary education. Comorbidities increased in the second year, with hypertension and type II diabetes mellitus standing out. The nurse's station was predominant in year 1 and the intensive care unit in year 2. The spectacle-type nasal cannula was widely used in both years, while orotracheal intubation prevailed in the second year. As for the outcome, discharge or death, there were variations in terms of age, place and time of hospitalization, method of ventilatory support and pulmonary impairment between the two groups. Conclusions: The study contributes to a better understanding of the factors involved and the outcomes of Covid-19 hospitalizations and shows the epidemiological- demographic parameters and clinical parameters of the patient in this locality.