Patients over 18 years of age who are admitted to the Intermediate Care Unit of the Clinica del Country and the Clinica la Colina, with symptoms suggestive of severe pneumonia secondary to COVID-19 infection and acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. The primary outcome will be to determine the relationship between body mass index and high-flow cannula therapy success defined as: No need for mechanical ventilation.
All adult patients over 18 years of age admitted to the intermediate care service of the participating center with suspected SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia will be considered as potential candidates for the study. The medical records of patients in our cohort who require high-flow cannula therapy and who met all the inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria will be reviewed.All data will be processed and analyzed using the SPSS 26 software once the study is completed. study sample
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
303
Clínica del Country.
Bogotá, Colombia
Primary outcome
To determine the relationship between body mass index "BMI" calculated by kg / m2 (BMI was classified in the following categories: normal weight: 18.5-24.9 kg / m2, overweight: 25-29.9 kg / m2, and obesity: ≥ 30 kg / m2) and high-flow cannula therapy success defined as: No need for mechanical ventilation.
Time frame: 1 year.
Demographic and laboratory characteristics
Describe the clinical, demographic and laboratory characteristics in a population of 303 patients in Bogotá, Colombia with severe pneumonia defined by ATS criteria (confusion, urea \>7 mmol/L, respiratory rate ≥30 min-1, low blood pressure, and age ≥65 years) score except age, arterial oxygen pressure/fraction inspired oxygen (PaO2/FiO2) ≤250 mmHg, multilobar infiltrates, leucopenia, thrombocytopenia, and hypothermia.) secondary to COVID 19 infection (positive C-Reactive protein) and acute hypoxemic respiratory failure defined by a PaFio2 \< 300, in the intermediate care service of the Clínica del Country and Clínica La Colina, between March 2020 and March 2021.
Time frame: 1 year
Body mass index as a predictor
Evaluate the body mass index as a predictor of success in high-flow cannula therapy.
Time frame: 1 year
Body mass index and HFNC success
Evaluate the relationship between body mass index and high-flow nasal cannula therapy success.
Time frame: 1 year
Mortality
Describe the mortality of patients with high-flow cannula therapy in our medical facilities.
Time frame: 1 year
Hospital stay.
The relationship between hospital stay (days) and body mass index in our patients' cohort will be evaluated.
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Time frame: 1 year