Fatores de risco que contribuem para ocorrência de pneumonia em pacientes com COVID-19
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2021-12-17
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Universidade Católica do Salvador
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Introduction: In December 2019 in China, a new epidemic begins with a new virus of SARS-
CoV-2, a new strain of the coronavirus family, covid-19, which is responsible for the worldwide
pandemic, may favor serious conditions, such as pneumonia, due to the complication of the
disease. Objective: To identify in the literature the risk factors that contribute to the occurrence
of pneumonia in patients with covid-19. Methodology: The method used to carry out this study
was an integrative literature review, from 2019 to 2021. It consists of a search, by consulting
the Virtual Health Library (VHL) and Health Science Descriptors databases (DECS) and
combinations performed with Boolean operators, “risk factors” AND “viral pneumonia” AND
“covid-19” AND “comorbidities”. Inclusion criteria, original articles, in English, Portuguese
and Spanish, in Medline database. Exclusion criteria, incomplete articles, review articles,
duplicates, which did not address the study topic. Results and Discussion: 20 articles
responded to the study topic, most of which considered age, sex and comorbidities as relevant
as the main factors for worsening and pulmonary impairment, which can lead to a serious
outcome and mortality. Final considerations: This study may be relevant for the
systematization of nursing care. Based on the analyzed results, we can consider that young
adults over 65 years of age, predominantly male, with pre-existing comorbidities are more
likely to acquire pneumonia, which can lead to the severe form of covid-19.
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Fatores de risco, Pneumonia viral, Comorbidades, Risk factors, COVID-19, Viral pneumonia, Comorbidities