SECUELAS FÍSICAS EN PACIENTES RECUPERADOS DE COVID-19, HOSPITAL MARCOS ROJAS - MUNICIPIO DE PADILLA

Physical sequelae in recovered patients covid-19

Abstract

Summary

The coronavirus (COVID-19), is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which has caused the Covid-19 pandemic, of which most of the people infected by the virus experienced a mild to moderate respiratory disease and that some recovered without requiring special treatment, this pandemic has generated a series of sequelae such as neurological, respiratory, digestive and among others in the health of the world population.

The objective of this research is to identify the physical sequelae in patients recovered from Covid-19 at the Marcos Rojas Hospital in the Municipality of Padilla, in the 2021 administration, with a qualitative-quantitative, descriptive, retrospective approach, where a sample of 100 medical records of patients who were hospitalized at the Marcos Rojas Hospital in Padilla was taken.

The physical sequelae left by covid-19 to hospitalized and recovered patients were general malaise, neurological and respiratory problems.

On the other hand, age is one of the variables that influenced the determination of the physical sequelae, as well as sex.

Key words: Disease, Covid-19 and physical sequelae.