PERFIL EPIDEMIOLÓGICO, RISCO DE AGRAVAMENTO E ÓBITO POR COVID EM IDOSOS ATENDIDOS PELA REDE HOSPITALAR NO BRASIL.

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.8212312094

• Palavras-chave: Covid-19; Idosos; Comorbidades; Óbito; Fatores de risco; Infecções respiratórias.

• Keywords: Covid-19; Seniors; Comorbidities; Death; Risk factors; Respiratory Tract Infections.

• Abstract: Introduction: Covid-19 is a respiratory infection caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), identified as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2020. Currently, one of the greatest health challenges worldwide, since it has a high rate of transmission and high mortality rates in the elderly population, especially among those with comorbidities. Objective: To identify the epidemiological profile risk of aggravation and death by Covid-19 in elderly patients treated by the hospital network in Brazil, in the year 2020. Methods: Study with a quantitative cross-sectional design, with data from 6,333 records of patients who contracted Covid-19, taken from analysis of factors derived by the Epi-info program. Results: The evolution with worsening of the clinical picture and death outcome in elderly patients in hospital who develop Covid-19 is more related to the Southeast region (60.93%), those who used non-invasive ventilatory support (48.96%), who have kidney disease (RR for death ≈ 01,31), patients who require hospitalization for ICU (73.12%) and those who have dyspnea (RR ≈ 1.37). Conclusion: The rate of worsening and death in elderly patients with Covid-19 is high, and one of the main factors is the presence of comorbidities and the therapeutic approach for the use of non-invasive ventilatory support, in addition to the need for hospitalization in ICU and the development of dyspnea. Therefore, it is extremely important that there is an investigation into the presence of comorbidities in all patients, especially the elderly, in addition to the correct and early therapeutic conduct.