Trends in drugs usage for COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic in a hospital in Lima, Peru

This study aimed to evaluate the pharmacological trends in patients with COVID-19 from a hospital in Peru during the first wave of the pandemic. Retrospective study conducted between April and September 2020. The medical records of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 pneumonia at the Dos de Mayo National Hospital (Lima, Peru) were reviewed. Of a total of 3103 patients, 381 medical records were included (77.4% male, median age: 44 years). The use of four prehospital drugs increased (azithromycin, ivermectin, corticosteroids, and ceftriaxone), while the in-hospital use of six drugs (ceftriaxone, azithromycin, hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, corticosteroid pulse, and prophylactic anticoagulation) decreased and in-hospital anticoagulation use decreased. These findings suggest that the management of COVID-19 has varied during the first wave of the pandemic, typically increasing prehospital drug use and decreasing inpatient use.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38

Enthalten in:

Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publica - 38(2021), 4 vom: 04. Okt., Seite 608-614

Sprache:

Spanisch

Weiterer Titel:

Tendencias en el uso de fármacos para la COVID-19 durante la primera ola de la pandemia en un hospital de Lima, Perú

Beteiligte Personen:

Castro, Nataly Echevarria [VerfasserIn]
García, Danitza Rojo [VerfasserIn]
Rivera, Midori Torpoco [VerfasserIn]
Rondán-Guerrero, Paola [VerfasserIn]
García-Rojas, Frank [VerfasserIn]
Taype-Rondan, Alvaro [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

70288-86-7
75J73V1629
83905-01-5
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Anticoagulants
Azithromycin
Ceftriaxone
Ivermectin
Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 08.04.2022

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.17843/rpmesp.2021.384.8820

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM339147733