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- Title
COVID-19 en Venezuela: Experiencia del Hospital Universitario de Caracas.
- Authors
Forero-Peña, David A.; Mendoza Millán, Daniela L.; Omaña Ávila, Óscar D.; Restuccia A., Daniela; Flora-Noda, David M.; Maricuto, Andrea L.; Velásquez, Viledy L.; Camejo-Avila, Natasha A.; Guevara Palermo, Rafael N.; Carballo, Martin; Caldera, Yocays; Redondo, María Carolyn; Landaeta, María Eugenia
- Abstract
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to be a serious public health problem around the world, however, to date, there is limited information on the behavior of this pandemic in Latin America and in particular in Venezuela. In this article, we describe the experience of the Caracas University Hospital (HUC) during the COVID-19 pandemic. After the report of the first case of infection in the country (March 13), the HUC set up a tent for the care and diagnosis of suspected COVID-19 patients; As of August 31, a total of 6 532 patients had been treated at the HUC, and 1 589 RT-PCR tests had been performed, confirming the infection in 732 (46 %) patients, with a mean age of 47 years (12-82), the majority being men (57.7 %). The under-registration of cases has been a common factor in the development of the COVID-19 pandemic in all countries, Venezuela is no exception. Prospective studies warn us of a greater frequency of catastrophic events in the coming decades, so it becomes necessary to prepare societies to anticipate and manage risks, this pandemic may be the first of many to come.
- Publication
Gaceta Médica de Caracas, 2020, Vol 128, pS68
- ISSN
0367-4762
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.47307/GMC.2020.128.s1.7