Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana (Oct 2022)

Post-infection sequelae by COVID 19 in patients at Hospital I Florencia de Mora. Trujillo, Peru.

  • Evelyn del Socorro Goicochea Ríos,
  • Ofelia M. Córdova Paz Soldán,
  • Néstor I. Gómez Goicochea,
  • Jessica Vicuña Villacorta

DOI
https://doi.org/10.25176/RFMH.v22i4.5045
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 22, no. 4
pp. 754 – 764

Abstract

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Objectives: To identify post COVID-19 sequelae in patients with medical discharge for this pathology. Methods: A prospective descriptive study was conducted between the second and fourth quarter of 2021 with a population of 330 patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Baseline was established at the beginning of the study, followed by follow-up and control consultation to identify post-COVID-19 sequelae and to perform control spirometry. Results: The frequency of COVID-19 was 29.78% (330 cases/1108 attended). The 43.94% of positive cases were in the 40-59 years age group, 28.8% (95/330) referred as comorbidity: cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus II and bronchial asthma. Post COVID-19 sequelae predominated: respiratory (61%), musculoskeletal (43%) and neurological (20%), with dyspnea, dorsalgia and headache, respectively. The duration of sequelae ranged from 21 days to seven months, spirometry showed a mild restrictive pattern in patients aged 41 to 50 years, all female. Conclusions: It is important to identify post-COVID-19 sequelae for treatment to recover the integral health of individuals.

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