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Usefulness of warning signs in the management of dengue patients / Utilidad de los signos de alarma en la atención de pacientes con dengue
Castro Peraza, Osvaldo; Martínez Torres, Eric; Martínez-Rodríguez, Alina; González Rubio, Daniel; Guzmán Tirado, María G.
Affiliation
  • Castro Peraza, Osvaldo; Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí. WHO/PAHO Collaborating Centre for the Study of Dengue and its Vectors. CU
  • Martínez Torres, Eric; Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí. WHO/PAHO Collaborating Centre for the Study of Dengue and its Vectors. CU
  • Martínez-Rodríguez, Alina; Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí. WHO/PAHO Collaborating Centre for the Study of Dengue and its Vectors. CU
  • González Rubio, Daniel; Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí. WHO/PAHO Collaborating Centre for the Study of Dengue and its Vectors. CU
  • Guzmán Tirado, María G; Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí. WHO/PAHO Collaborating Centre for the Study of Dengue and its Vectors. CU
Rev. cuba. med. trop ; 74(2): e782, May.-Aug. 2022. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS, CUMED | ID: biblio-1408908
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: The dengue case classifications proposed by World Health Organization (WHO, 2009) include warning signs (WS) for recognizing early progression of disease toward the critical phase. Objective: To analyze the usefulness WS and challenges of the 2009 WHO dengue case classification in preventing and managing severe dengue cases. Methods: Data from 1439 adult patients diagnosed as dengue cases (2001-2002, 2006, 2012) at the Pedro Kourí Institute Hospital, in Havana Cuba, was revised. The WS were described and their predictive utility was considered in preventing shock in these patients with the use of crystalloids by calculating the sensitivity, specificity and positive / negative predictive values using both the 1997 and 2009 WHO dengue case classifications. Results: Plasma-leakage with shock was the main clinical form of severe dengue (95.3 percent). All severe cases due to plasma leakage had WS. The most frequent WS were mucosal bleeding (926 cases; 64.4 percent), frequent vomiting (361; 39.0 percent), abdominal pain or tenderness (404; 35.5 percent) and prostration (408; 28.4 percent). Mucosal bleeding and abdominal pain were good predictors of severity, appearing one day before shock. More than 75 percent of patients without WS there were not severe dengue. Most patients with warning signs were managed correctly and had an uneventful recovery. Conclusions: Identifying the WS recommended by WHO 2009 classification for crystalloid intravenous fluid treatment was crucial for the successful outcome of dengue cases(AU)
RESUMEN
Introducción: La clasificación de dengue propuesta por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) en el 2019 incluye los signos de alarma (SA) para reconocer la rápida progresión de la enfermedad a la fase crítica. Objetivo: Analizar la utilidad de los SA y los retos de la clasificación de la OMS de 2009 para la prevención y manejo de los casos graves de dengue. Métodos: Se obtuvo información de 1439 pacientes adultos diagnosticados como casos de dengue (años: 2001-2002, 2006, 2012) en el Hospital del Instituto Pedro Kourí, en La Habana, Cuba. Se describieron los SA y se consideró su utilidad en la prevención del choque con el uso de soluciones cristaloides mediante el cálculo de la sensibilidad, especificidad y los valores positivo y negativo a partir de las clasificaciones de la OMS de 1997 y 2009. Resultados: La extravasación de plasma con choque fue la forma clínica principal del dengue grave (95,3 por ciento). Todos los casos graves debido a extravasación de plasma manifestaron SA. Los SA más frecuentes fueron el sangrado de mucosas (926 casos; 64,4 por ciento), los vómitos frecuentes (361; 39,0 por ciento), el dolor abdominal espontáneo o a la palpación (404; 35,5 por ciento) y la postración (408; 28,4 por ciento). El sangrado de mucosas y el dolor abdominal fueron buenos predictores de gravedad (aparecieron un día antes del choque). Más del 75 por ciento de los pacientes sin SA no tenían dengue grave. La mayoría de los pacientes con SA fueron tratados correctamente y se recuperaron sin complicaciones. Conclusiones: La identificación de SA recomendada por la clasificación de OMS de 2009 para el tratamiento con cristaloides fue crucial para la evolución exitosa de los casos de dengue(AU)
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: SDG3 - Health and Well-Being / Neglected Diseases Health problem: Target 3.8 Achieve universal access to health / Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases / Dengue / Neglected Diseases Database: CUMED / LILACS Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Rev. cuba. med. trop Journal subject: Tropical Medicine Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Cuba Institution/Affiliation country: Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí/CU
Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: SDG3 - Health and Well-Being / Neglected Diseases Health problem: Target 3.8 Achieve universal access to health / Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases / Dengue / Neglected Diseases Database: CUMED / LILACS Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Rev. cuba. med. trop Journal subject: Tropical Medicine Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Cuba Institution/Affiliation country: Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí/CU
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