• Gac Med Mex · Jan 2022

    Mortality of patients hospitalized for SARS-CoV-2 infection in Mexico. Analysis of a national database after two years of pandemic.

    • Oscar Rojo-Del Moral.
    • Department of Intensive Therapy, Christus Muguerza Hospital Saltillo, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico.
    • Gac Med Mex. 2022 Jan 1; 158 (6): 416422416-422.

    IntroductionSARS-CoV-2 infection has, in most cases, a mild course, although acute respiratory distress syndrome is associated with higher mortality.ObjectiveTo determine overall mortality in hospitalized or intensive care unit (ICU)-admitted COVID-19 patients.MethodsInferential analysis from a database of the General Directorate of Epidemiology of Mexico. SARS-CoV-2-positive patients, hospitalized within the January 2020-December 2021 period, were included. General characteristics were described and a binary regression model was created to determine associations with mortality.Results116,446 patients who required hospital admission were identified. Overall mortality was 44%; in-hospital mortality, 33%; and ICU mortality, 33%. Mortality of patients with mechanical ventilation and hospital admission was 87%, and with ICU admission, 75%. In the public sector, hospital admissions at the Mexican Institute of Social Security and the Ministry of Health predominated, with OR = 2.24 (p = 0.004) and OR = 2.55 (p = 0.001), respectively, for mortality.ConclusionMortality was higher in the public sector, and this could be due to the overcrowding of services, which determined a scarcity of resources.Copyright: © 2022 Permanyer.

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