What is it about?
This study describes healthcare profile of workers with COVID-19 symptoms in a 22000 employees’ hospital, Apr 13 2020-Feb 10 2021. Data was collected from exclusive registration system of medical attendance for symptomatic HP.
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Why is it important?
We identify that it’s easier to identify sick people profile and to create specific measures at healthcare if exclusive healthcare is provided to workers. There were 15540 medical attendances, of which 10660 RT/PCR exams were collected and 3034 (28,5%) had it positive to COVID-19. According to professional category, there were 36,1% positive cases (PC) in the nursing team, 19,2% doctors, 12,3% multiprofessional health workers, 30,7% from other positions and 1,6% weren’t identified. 74,0% were female professionals and the average age of PC was 38,4 yo. 385 had comorbidities: 70,4% cardiovascular disease and 20,8% pulmonary diseases.
Perspectives
It’s important to collect RT/PCR of symptomatic group to diagnose new cases of COVID-19.
Telma de Cassia dos Santos Nery
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This page is a summary of: COVID 19 in Health Professionals: Profile of 15540 Medical Care and Description of Positive Cases, September 2021, European Respiratory Society (ERS),
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2021.pa927.
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