COVID-19 as a risk factor for the development of pulmonary fibrosis in a referral hospital in Lima, Peru.

IF 1.2 Q2 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Yeisson Rivero-Moreno, Vanessa García-Gil, Andrea García-Nunes, Miguel Rivas-Pérez, Erinor Montero-Palma, Andrea Chávez-Contreras, Gino Ramírez-Calderón, Nelson Martínez-Merizalde, Antony Gonzales-Uribe, Estefhany Areyan-Gamboa, Kevin Morales-Cornieles, Rafael Lezama-Graterol
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Abstract

Introduction: The emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has passed, but we must study the potential sequelae left in the population. Cases of pulmonary fibrosis have been reported after severe COVID-19. However, the association between these factors has not been widely studied in Latin American countries, one of the regions most affected by the pandemic.

Methods: A case-control study was conducted to determine whether a history of hospitalization due to COVID-19 is a risk factor for developing pulmonary fibrosis. We compared patients with a radiological diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis on high-resolution computed tomography (cases) with those without such findings (controls), conducted between March 2021 and June 2023 in a referral hospital in Lima, Peru.

Results: Among the total number of patients evaluated, the median age was 72 years, with a predominance of females (58.2%). 7.5% of patients with pulmonary fibrosis had a history of hospitalization due to COVID-19, compared to 6.1% in the control group (OR 1.24; 95% CI 0.65 to 2.36). The stratified analysis revealed a significant odds ratio for the group of patients with arterial hypertension (OR 5.9; 95% CI 1.28 to 27.34). The median follow-up after hospitalization for COVID-19 was 315.5 days.

Conclusions: Hospitalization due to COVID-19 was not a risk factor for developing pulmonary fibrosis one year after medical discharge, except in patients with hypertension. Evidence suggests that the prevalence of pulmonary fibrosis may decrease over time.

Introducción: La emergencia por la pandemia de COVID-19 ha pasado, pero debemos estudiar las posibles secuelas que han quedado en la población. Se han reportado casos de fibrosis pulmonar después de casos severos de COVID-19. Sin embargo, la relación de riesgo entre ambos factores no ha sido ampliamente estudiada en países de Latinoamérica, una de las regiones más afectadas por la pandemia.

Métodos: Se realizó un estudio de casos y controles con el objetivo de determinar si el antecedente de hospitalización por COVID-19 es un factor de riesgo para el desarrollo de fibrosis pulmonar. Comparamos pacientes con diagnóstico radiológico de fibrosis pulmonar en tomografía computarizada de alta resolución (casos), frente a aquellos sin dicha alteración (controles). Este proceso se realizó entre marzo de 2021 y junio de 2023, en un hospital de referencia en Lima, Perú.

Resultados: En el total de pacientes evaluados, la mediana de edad fue de 72 años con predominio del sexo femenino (58,2%). El 7,5% de los pacientes con fibrosis pulmonar tuvieron antecedente de hospitalización por COVID-19, frente al 6,1% del grupo control (: 1,24; intervalo de confianza 95%: 0,65 a 2,36). El análisis estratificado arrojo un significativo en el grupo de pacientes con hipertensión arterial (: 5,9; intervalo de confianza 95%: 1,28 a 27,34). La mediana de seguimiento luego de hospitalización por COVID-19 fue de 315,5 días.

Conclusiones: El antecedente de hospitalización por COVID-19 no fue un factor de riesgo para el desarrollo de fibrosis pulmonar a un año del alta médica, excepto en pacientes con hipertensión arterial. La evidencia sugiere que la prevalencia de la fibrosis pulmonar podría disminuir a lo largo del tiempo.

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Medwave
Medwave MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL-
CiteScore
2.60
自引率
8.30%
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50
审稿时长
12 weeks
期刊介绍: Medwave is a peer-reviewed, biomedical and public health journal. Since its foundation in 2001 (Volume 1) it has always been an online only, open access publication that does not charge subscription or reader fees. Since January 2011 (Volume 11, Number 1), all articles are peer-reviewed. Without losing sight of the importance of evidence-based approach and methodological soundness, the journal accepts for publication articles that focus on providing updates for clinical practice, review and analysis articles on topics such as ethics, public health and health policy; clinical, social and economic health determinants; clinical and health research findings from all of the major disciplines of medicine, medical science and public health. The journal does not publish basic science manuscripts or experiments conducted on animals. Until March 2013, Medwave was publishing 11-12 numbers a year. Each issue would be posted on the homepage on day 1 of each month, except for Chile’s summer holiday when the issue would cover two months. Starting from April 2013, Medwave adopted the continuous mode of publication, which means that the copyedited accepted articles are posted on the journal’s homepage as they are ready. They are then collated in the respective issue and included in the Past Issues section.
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