Objective:

To describe the characteristics of patients hospitalized in the Intermediate Care Unit of the Hospital Uldarico Rocca Fernández and determine the factors associated with mortality.

Materials and methods:

An observational, descriptive and retrospective study carried out in the Intermediate Care Unit of the Hospital Uldarico Rocca Fernández in Lima, Peru, which included patients hospitalized for SARS-CoV-2 from July 1 to September 30, 2020. Clinical records and hospital records were reviewed looking for epidemiological characteristics, clinical characteristics, results of additional tests on admission and the final outcome of hospitalization.

Results:

Seventy-one (71) clinical records were studied. The predominant epidemiological characteristics were malesb(80.28 %) and mean age (64.72 years ± 13.64). Most of the patients (61.97 %) had at least one comorbidity, out of which the most common ones were obesity (35.21 %) and hypertension (32.39 %). The mean hospital stay was 13 days (± 12 days) and the mortality rate was 71.83 %.

Conclusions:

Based on the results, this research supports the following: the male population has a greater risk of becoming ill. In addition, there are factors associated with a worse mortality prognosis, such as age over 60, admission at the emergency room with an oxygen saturation lower than 80 %, and prolonged hospital stay.

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