Prevalencia del Díagnostico Post-COVID-19 en el Centro Integral de Atención Provisional (FIGALI) durante el Primer Trimestre del 2021.

Introduction: Post-COVID-19 Syndrome has been the most coined terminology for the diagnosis of sequelae that persist for more than 3 months following SARS-CoV-2 virus infection. Objective: To determine the prevalence of post-COVID-19 diagnosis. Methodology: Descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective, and observational study. The universe consists of all hospitalized patients of legal age who required oxygen therapy at the Centro Integral de Atención Provisional para Pacientes Moderados COVID-19 (FIGALI) during the first quarter of 2021. Demographic data, comorbidities, main persistent symptoms, and attendance to Post-COVID Clinics are described. Results: Predominantly those older than 50 years (66%), with an average stay of 10 days, most (79%) requiring low-flow oxygen therapy (moderate COVID-19), with equal distribution of sex and most respondents had a minimum of 5 months of discharge. The main comorbidities reported were hypertension (57%) and diabetes mellitus (31%). The prevalence of post-COVID-19 Diagnosis was 74% (131/177), with fatigue, cough and dyspnea being the main symptoms reported (45%, 32%, 29%) respectively. In the neuro-psychiatric aspect, anxiety was evident with 18% and depression in 14% of the patients surveyed. Conclusions: three out of four patients who required oxygen therapy persisted with at least one symptom more than 5 months after hospitalization, with fatigue being the predominant symptom. Despite the high prevalence described in this study, only one out of four patients reported having attended Post-COVID Clinics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]