Morbi-Mortalidad en pacientes obesos infectados por COVID-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has revolutionized all systems in the world, becoming one of the greatest challenges in the history of mankind, especially at the health level. Obesity is a major underlying condition that is associated with severe Covid-19 disease. According to figures from the World Health Or...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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2021
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| Online Access: | https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=7945977 |
| Source: | RECIMUNDO: Revista Científica de la Investigación y el Conocimiento, ISSN 2588-073X, Vol. 5, Nº. 2, 2021, pags. 71-79 |
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The Covid-19 pandemic has revolutionized all systems in the world, becoming one of the greatest challenges in the history of mankind, especially at the health level. Obesity is a major underlying condition that is associated with severe Covid-19 disease. According to figures from the World Health Organization (WHO) as a result of being overweight or obese, there are at least 2.8 million deaths each year. Obesity affects most physiological processes and modifies the functions of the body's systems. It is essential to understand in depth the effect of obesity in the development of Covid-19 to prevent or reduce morbidities and mortality. The objective of this study is to show how obesity, as an underlying disease, affects Covid-19. Likewise, some studies related to the morbidity and mortality rate of Covid-19 in obese patients are reviewed. The research model is a bibliographic documentary type review. From the studies reviewed, it was found, firstly, that the higher BMI in-creases the probability that obese patients infected with Covid-19 will develop a more serious disease, require admission to the intensive care unit and the need for ventilation. This leads to a longer hospital stay and worse prognoses. Conse-quently, and based on the evidence reviewed, obesity is a predictor of severity or severity for Covid-19 and an important predictor of mortality. Finally, patients with obesity in health care should be treated and treated as a population at high risk for Covid-19, by virtue of which, it is important to intensify contagion preventive measures, as well as specialized health care, in confirmed cases of Covid-19. |
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