| Autor: |
Jemea , B, Nga Nomo , S, Iroume , C, Djomo Tamchom , D, Kuitchet , A, Ngouatna , S, Chewa , G, Nkoumou , S, Binyom , PR, Ze Minkande , J |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Revue Africaine de Chirurgie et Spécialités; Vol. 16 No. 2 (2022); 35-41 |
| ISSN: |
1997-3756 |
| Popis: |
Coronavirus disease 2019 (CoVid-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Some people with covid-19 will develop severe or critical forms that will require intensive care. Our objective was to describe the clinical, epidemiological characteristics, and the evolutionary profile of the CoVid-19 patient in intensive care at the Essos hospital center. This was a cross-sectional study with a prospective aim, which took place over a period of 12 months, in the intensive care unit of the Essos hospital center. All patients who tested positive for SARSCOV- 2 by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) were included in the study. The variables studied were sociodemographic and clinical data. A proportion of 42 patients presented with the severe form of the SARS-CoV-2 disease, requiring treatment in intensive care, out of a total of 866 positive cases over the same period, i.e. a prevalence of 4.84%. The average age of the patients was 55 years old. The age group of young adults was the most represented (73.8%). The sex ratio was 7.4 in favor of men. Polypnea was the main clinical sign (69%) on admission and arterial hypertension the most common comorbidity (50%) in these patients. The majority of covid- 19 deaths occurred in the group of subjects over the age of 65 (57.14%), primarily in male subjects (85.71%). The mortality rate was 16.67%. The management of severe and critical forms of covid- 19 in intensive care remains a challenge for sub- Saharan Africa. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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