Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients Admitted in a Tertiary Care Hospital in the Dominican Republic
De Luna, D.; Roque, Y.; Batlle, N.; Cabrera, B.; Cruz, L. M.; Gomez, K.; Jaquez, M.; Belliard, R.; Tavarez, O.; Sanchez, J. J.
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To present clinical and demographic characteristics of COVID-19 patients admitted to Hospital Metropolitano de Santiago in Dominican Republic, we analyzed electronic medical records of all hospitalized patients clinically admitted as viral pneumonia through March - April, 2020. Of 374 patients, 150 (40.1%) laboratory confirmed, were included in this study. Most of the patients were men (104 / 69.3%) with a median (IQR 44 - 66) age of 54. Hypertension (83 / 55.3%) and diabetes mellitus (49 / 32.7%) were the most common comorbidities, whereas fever (120 / 80%), cough (79 / 52.7%) and fatigue (60 / 40%) were the most common presenting symptoms. 28 (18.7%) patients required admission to the intensive care unit, of them, 26 patients (17.3%) required mechanical ventilation. The overall mortality rate was 10.7% Higher levels of inflammatory markers were associated with longer length of stay (LOS). This findings indulge information that could contribute to stratify patients at higher risk of complications.
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