Factors associated with hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in a highly complex hospital service

Abstract

Introduction: Understanding the profile of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 as well as the factors associated with the outcome is essential to establish better behaviors that guide quality care. Objective: To verify the existence of an association between sociodemographic and clinical variables with the outcome of hospitalization. Method: This is a retrospective cross-sectional cohort study, consisting of 170 medical records of patients hospitalized between September 2020 and January 2021 with a confirmed diagnosis of Covid-19. Data were collected using a structured instrument and analyzed according to descriptive statistics. Results: Most were male, non-health professionals, average of 61.53 years old, hospitalization of 10.77 days, 84.7% survived and 81.2% were discharged with symptoms such as dry cough, shortness of breath, fever, fatigue and tiredness, high blood pressure, obesity and type II diabetes. Death was associated with higher SBP and lower SPO2, chronic kidney disease on dialysis and malignant neoplasia. Conclusion: Survival rates were high with a low readmission rate and deaths were associated with higher SBP, having chronic kidney disease and malignant neoplasia.