Eventos cerebro vasculares en pacientes Covid-19: Experiencia en un hospital de referencianacionaldelPerú

Translated title of the contribution: Stroke in patients with Covid-19: Experiencie in a national referral hospital in Peru

Liliana Rodríguez-Kadota, Miguel A. Vences*, Virgilio E. Failoc-Rojas

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Abstract

Background: Stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide and the current COVID-19 pandemic has a great impact on the care of these patients. Aim: To describe the characteristics of patients with a cerebrovascular event in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in the medical center with the highest hospital capacity in Peru. The Study. We conducted a retrospective study and included patients older than 18 years hospitalized with the diagnosis of COVID-19 and stroke. Findings. A total of 26 adults were included, the mean age was 69.8 years and the median time of admission was 24 hours. Mortality was high (42.3%) and was associated with age and respiratory compromise by COVID-19. The majority of survivors had a poor functional outcome. Conclusion. It is concluded that improvement in care processes is necessary in order to make an early diagnosis and timely treatment.

Translated title of the contributionStroke in patients with Covid-19: Experiencie in a national referral hospital in Peru
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)357-361
Number of pages5
JournalRevista del Cuerpo Medico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo
Volume14
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2021

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