Caracterización clínica, según niveles de glucemia, de pacientes hospitalizados por COVID-19: serie de casos

Clinical characteristics of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 according to glycemia levels: Case series

  • Irene Stulin Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas
  • Maria Montes de Oca Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas
  • Gabriela Blanco Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas
  • Laura Sánchez Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas
  • Isabel-Carlota Silva Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas
  • Jennireth Quevedo Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas
  • Maria Cristina Arvelo Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas
  • Nathalia Valera Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas
  • Irene Papa Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas
  • Santiago Bacci Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas
  • Fátima de Abreu Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas
  • Héctor Villarroel Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas
  • Juan Carlos Catari Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas
  • José Luis Lopez Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas
  • Brigitte Moran Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas
  • Claudio Cárdenas Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas
  • Saverio Santucci Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas
  • José Luis Viloria Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas
  • Jerry Gómez Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas
  • Antonio Martinelli Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas
  • Eleonora García Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas
  • Manuel Guzmán Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas
Palabras clave: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, hiperglucemia

Resumen

La hiperglucemia con o sin diabetes en pacientes hospitalizados con COVID-19 se asocia con complicaciones. No existe información del problema en nuestro entorno. El objetivo del estudio fue comparar las características y curso clínico intrahospitalario de los pacientes con diagnóstico de COVID-19 que presentaron o no hiperglucemia durante su hospitalización. Estudio retrospectivo, observacional, de revisión de historias clínicas de pacientes hospitalizados con COVID-19. Se usó el formulario desarrollado por ISARIC y OMS para recopilar datos. Siguiendo los objetivos glucémicos estándar en pacientes hospitalizados, se definió como hiperglucemia, al valor en ayunas igual o mayor de 140 mg/dL. Se incluyeron 148 pacientes, 97 (65,5%) hombres y 51 mujeres (34,5%), con edad promedio de 64,1±16,1 años, de los cuales 42 (28,4%), refirieron antecedente de diabetes, 60 (40,5%) presentaron hiperglucemia intrahospitalaria y 32 (53,3%) de estos casos no reportaron diabetes previa. Los pacientes con hiperglucemia tenían mayor edad, recibieron más corticoides sistémicos (96,6 vs 82,6%; p=0,01), antibióticos (68,3 vs 44,3%; p=0,01), presentaron mayor alteración en la oxigenación de ingreso (SpO2 88,1±11,7% vs 92,8±5,5%, p=0,02; PaO2/FiO2, 194,4±119,7 vs 270,9±118,3, p<0,001), mayor puntaje de extensión de lesión pulmonar en la tomografía de tórax (14,9±5,7 vs 11,1±6,3; p<0,001) y marcadores inflamatorios al ingreso más alterados (PCR 6,73±3,61 vs 5,08±4,21; p<0,01, LDH 342,9±118,4 vs 296,5±161,4; p=0,01 y ferritina 687,7±373,2 vs 542,6±395,3; p=0,01). La mortalidad (34,5 vs 10,7%; p<0,001) y admisión a la UCI (43,3 vs 7,9%; p<0,001) fue mayor en los pacientes con hiperglucemia. La hiperglucemia en pacientes hospitalizados por COVID-19 es un marcador de mayor gravedad y mal pronóstico.

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Biografía del autor/a

Irene Stulin, Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas

Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela

Maria Montes de Oca, Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas

Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela

Gabriela Blanco, Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas

Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela

Laura Sánchez, Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas

Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela.

Isabel-Carlota Silva, Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas

Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela

Jennireth Quevedo, Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas

Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela

Maria Cristina Arvelo, Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas

Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela.

Nathalia Valera, Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas

Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela

Irene Papa, Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas

Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela

Santiago Bacci, Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas

Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela.

Fátima de Abreu, Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas

Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela

Héctor Villarroel, Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas

Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela

Juan Carlos Catari, Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas

Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela.

José Luis Lopez, Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas

Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela.

Brigitte Moran, Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas

Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela.

Claudio Cárdenas, Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas

Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela

Saverio Santucci, Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas

Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela

José Luis Viloria, Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas

Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela.

Jerry Gómez, Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas

Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela

Antonio Martinelli, Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas

Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela.

Eleonora García, Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas

Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela.

Manuel Guzmán, Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas

Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela

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2021-07-31
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Stulin, I., Montes de Oca, M., Blanco, G., Sánchez, L., Silva, I.-C., Quevedo, J., Arvelo, M. C., Valera, N., Papa, I., Bacci, S., de Abreu, F., Villarroel, H., Catari, J. C., Lopez, J. L., Moran, B., Cárdenas, C., Santucci, S., Viloria, J. L., Gómez, J., Martinelli, A., García, E., & Guzmán, M. (2021). Caracterización clínica, según niveles de glucemia, de pacientes hospitalizados por COVID-19: serie de casos: Clinical characteristics of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 according to glycemia levels: Case series. Investigación Clínica, 62, 27-42. https://doi.org/10.22209/IC.v62s2a03
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