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LABRADA GONZALEZ, Elsy; BONIFAZ DIAZ, Diego Raúl; WONG VAZQUEZ, Lester  e  YABOR LABRADA, María del Carmen. Behavior of covid-19 in the emergency of the Regional Hospital Docente Ambato. Conrado [online]. 2021, vol.17, n.83, pp. 287-292.  Epub 10-Dez-2021. ISSN 1990-8644.

A study was carried out on the behavior of COVID 19 in the emergency of the Ambato regional teaching hospital, with the general objective of characterizing the behavior of this disease in the emergency service of the Ambato Regional Teaching Hospital, in the period January-September 2020. Studied the records of hospital emergency services in this period, making a cut-off on September 30, 2020. Some qualitative and quantitative statistical variables were included that allowed characterizing the disease in the emergency service at this hospital. Coronavirus disease is defined as a highly contagious viral infection. Manifestations of adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) have been described, requiring mechanical ventilation in most cases. 126 suspected cases of COVID 19 were found in the emergency service of the Ambato Regional Teaching Hospital, of which 61 cases are identified viruses. The sex that predominated was female. The age group most affected was adults from 18 to 59 years old. The risk factor that predominated was pregnancy; the comorbidity found was type II diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Bleeding complications were those with the highest incidence.

Palavras-chave : COVID 19; mortality; ARDS; pandemic; morbidity.

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