Epidemiological profile of adult patients notified with suspected or confirmed of covid-19 at the temporary hospital of recife two in the state of pernambuco
International Journal of Development Research
Epidemiological profile of adult patients notified with suspected or confirmed of covid-19 at the temporary hospital of recife two in the state of pernambuco
Received 20th May, 2021; Received in revised form 19th June, 2021; Accepted 24th July, 2021; Published online 26th August, 2021
Copyright © 2021, Simone Souza de Freitas et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
In January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a Public Health Emergency of International Interest caused by the SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) virus discovered in Wuhan, China. This is a retrospective observational cohort study of hospitalized patients with suspected COVID-19. in a temporary hospital in Recife-HPR2 in the period from April 2020 to September 2020. The worldwide chronology of COVID-19 infections goes beyond the scope of this study. During the study period, 1,592 patients were admitted to the hospital's ward and Intensive Care Unit - respiratory ICU beds, with 1,118 hospitalized in ward beds and 474 ICU beds. Assistance to cases of SRAG goes beyond official numbers, which represent only a fraction of the reality experienced in hospitals. The importance of the public health system in the care of patients with the new coronavirus infection is highlighted, in a state in which the existing hospitals are overcrowded, making it impossible to transfer and maintain patients with mild cases in ward beds, as well as patients with serious cases in ICU beds, demonstrating how important field hospitals were and are in the care of the population affected by COVID-19 in the state of Pernambuco.
