Prognostic factors of COVID-19 severity and mortality in the Yucatecan ethnic of México contrast with other populations.

INTRODUCTION: Previous studies that identified the prognostic factors for the severity of the new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in different populations have generated controversial conclusions. The lack of a standard definition of COVID-19 severity and the differences between clinical diagnoses might make it difficult to provide optimum care according to the characteristics of each population. METHODOLOGY: We investigated the factors that impacted the severe outcome or death from the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in patients treated at the Mexican Institute of Social Security in Yucatán, México in 2020. A cross-sectional study of COVID-19 confirmed cases was done to know the prevalence and association of the demographic and clinical characteristics with a severe or fatal outcome. Information from the National Epidemiological Surveillance System (SINAVE) database was used and SPSS v 21 was used for statistical analyses. We used the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) symptomatology classifications to define severe cases. RESULTS: Diabetes and pneumonia increased the risk of death and having diabetes was a prognostic factor for severe illness following SARS-CoV-2 infection. CONCLUSIONS: Our results highlight the influence of cultural and ethnic factors, the necessity to standardize the parameters for clinical diagnoses, and to use the same criteria for the definition of COVID-19 severity to establish the clinical conditions that contribute to the pathophysiology of this disease in each population.

Calidad percibida sobre la atención de enfermería en el servicio de Cardiología de la UMAE-Mérida / Perceived quality of nursing attention in a Cardiology Service from UMAE-Mérida

Introducción: La calidad en la atención de los pacientes es un requisito fundamental en los sistemas de salud encargados de otorgar seguridad a sus usuarios. Objetivo: Determinar el nivel de la calidad percibida en la atención de Enfermería por los pacientes del servicio de Cardiología en el Hospital de Especialidades del CMN "Ignacio García Téllez". Metodología: Estudio descriptivo y transversal. Con una muestra de 60 pacientes hospitalizados de la especialidad de Cardiología en quienes se evaluó la percepción de la calidad de atención de enfermería con el cuestionario SERVQHOS-E, previo consentimiento informado. El análisis se llevó a cabo con estadística descriptiva. Resultados: La percepción de la calidad de la atención de enfermería fue satisfactoria, el 85% de los pacientes indicó que fue Mejor y Mucho mejor de lo que esperaba. Las propuestas de los pacientes para mejorar la calidad de atención, fueron: completar la plantilla de enfermería por turno, mejorar la comunicación enfermera-paciente y mejorar las condiciones físicas del servicio. Conclusiones: Más de la mitad de los pacientes percibe la calidad de la atención de enfermería como Mucho mejor de lo que esperaba, la dimensión mejor evaluada fue el trato personalizado que otorga el personal de enfermería.

Introduction: The quality of patient care ¡s a fundamental requirement ¡n health systems aimed at providing safety to users. Objective: To determine the level of perceived quality of nursing care by the patients of the cardiology Service in a Specialty Hospital. Methods: Descriptive and transversal study. With a sample of 60 hospitalized patients in the specialty of Cardiology in whom the perception of the quality of nursing care was evaluated with the SERVQHOS-E questionnaire, with prior informed consent. The analysis was performed with descriptive statistics. Results: The perception of the quality of the nursing care was satisfactory, 85% of the patients indicated that it was: Better and Much better than expected. The proposaIs of the patients to improve the quality of care were: Complete the nursing staff in turn, improve the Nurse-patient communication and improve the physical conditions of the Service. Conclusions: More than half of patients perceive the quality of nursing care as Much better than expected, the best evaluated dimensión was the personalized treatment provided by the nursing staff.