Perfil das internações e da mortalidade hospitalar por síndrome  respiratória aguda grave causada por COVID-19 no Piauí: estudo  descritivo, 2020-2021

Eduardo Lima de Sousa; Samara Belchior Gaído; Roniele Araújo de Sousa; Osmar de Oliveira Cardoso; Emídio Marques de Matos Neto; José Maria Pires de Menezes Júnior; Beatriz Fátima Alves de Oliveira; Bruno Guedes Alcoforado Aguiar

doi:10.1590/S1679-49742022000100009

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Eduardo Lima de Sousa Federal University of Piauí https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6927-8076
Samara Belchior Gaído Federal University of Maranhão
Roniele Araújo de Sousa Universidade Nova de Lisboa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3104-5925
Osmar de Oliveira Cardoso Federal University of Piauí https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6093-7629
Emídio Marques de Matos Neto Federal University of Piauí https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5635-900X
José Maria Pires de Menezes Júnior Federal University of Piauí https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8141-0305
Beatriz Fátima Alves de Oliveira Oswaldo Cruz Foundation https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0103-3309
Bruno Guedes Alcoforado Aguiar Federal University of Piauí https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7986-1759

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-49742022000100009

Keywords:

COVID-19, Hospital Mortality, Respiration, Artificial, Critical Care Outcomes, Epidemiology, Descriptive

Abstract

Objective: To describe the profile and temporal variation of hospital admissions and hospital mortality by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) related to COVID-19 in Piauí, Brazil, according to the place of admission. Methods: We performed a descriptive study from the Influenza Surveillance Information System between epidemiological weeks 12/2020 and 12/2021. Hospital mortality was calculated with 95% Confidence Interval (95%CI). Results: The hospitalized patients were mostly male (57.1%), black (61.2%) and had one or two comorbidities (30.5%). Hospital mortality was higher in the interior with coefficients of 44.1% (95%CI 42.0;46.3) in hospitalized patients, 82.3% (95%CI 79.7;84.8) in intensive care units and 96.6% (95%CI 94.9;97.8) of those undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation.Conclusion: The study allowed the characterization of the profile of hospitalizations for SARS caused by COVID-19 in Piauí and demonstrated high in-hospital mortality, which remained high during the study period, especially in the interior.