Abstract:
La EPOC se asocia a mayor severidad y mortalidad en la COVID-19. Se realizó un estudio transversal para evaluar las características y el pronóstico de la infección por SARS-CoV-2 en los pacientes con EPOC que ingresaron en la primera ola respecto a los de la segunda. Se incluyeron pacientes con ant... Ver más
COPD is associated with greater severity and mortality in COVID-19. A crosssectional study was conducted to evaluate the characteristics and prognosis of SARSCoV-2 infection in hospitalized COPD patients in the first wave compared to those in the
second wave. It was included patients with a history of COPD according to their clinical
history and diagnosed with COVID-19. The results of the different variables were
collected and it was performed a bivariate analysis between the variables of both waves
and their associated mortality. A total of 291 patients were obtained, 156 from the first wave and 135 from the
second. In the second wave, patients were younger and had lower mortality (25,2% vs
38,5%). In the second wave, there were more cases without pneumonia (60,5% vs 39,5%)
and less with bilateral pneumonia (37,3% vs 62,7%, p=0,007) and patients received more
remdesivir (96,6% vs 3,4%, p<0,001) and corticosteroids (59,0% vs 41,0%, p<0.001).
There were no differences in the analytical results or ventilatory therapies between the
two waves. Patients under the age of 80 had lower mortality in the second wave (16,1%
vs 30,8%, p=0,021), as well as those who received corticosteroids (26,9% vs 41,3%,
p=0,04). More studies are needed to define the ideal treatment for COVID-19 in COPD
patients as well as which characteristics determine their prognosis.
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