Desfecho clínico de pacientes obesos diagnosticados com COVID-19 em Unidades de Terapia Intensiva

Authors

  • Mayla Soares Sampaio
  • Gustavo Soares Correia
  • Tallita Anny Matos de Menezes
  • Ruth de Araújo Santos
  • Juan Silva Martins
  • Yuri Andrade Cardoso de Sena
  • Jennifer Rodrigues Correia
  • Monize Menezes Palmeira
  • Selva Rios Carvalho de Moraes
  • Victor Hector Silva Azevedo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34119/bjhrv6n3-228

Keywords:

COVID-19, obesidade, Unidade de Terapia Intensidade, desfecho clínico

Abstract

Introdução: A obesidade é considerada um fator de risco importante para piora das condições clínicas do paciente internato por COVID-19. Objetivo: investigar qual o desfecho clínico dos pacientes obesos diagnosticados com COVID-19 em Unidades de Terapia Intensiva. Metodologia: Revisão Integrativa da Literatura com pesquisa nas bases de dados Pubmed. Resultados: Foram analisados 17 artigos para este estudo. Discussão: O tecido adiposo se torna propenso a invasão viral, vulnerabilizando órgãos como coração e pulmão. Associado a isso, esses pacientes possuem movimento torácico limitado, função respiratória comprometida e pressão abdominal aumentada, o que implica ainda mais na gravidade das infecções pelo COVID-19. Há maior risco para tromboembolismo venoso, de Coagulação Intravascular Dissemina (CIVD) e choque, sendo ainda considerada como fator independente para o agravamento de doenças pré-existentes, como hipertensão arterial e diabetes mellitus. Considerações finais:  A obesidade é um fator de risco independente e, modifica o curso da infecção pelo coronavírus. Pacientes com IMC> 30kg/m² e IMC>40kg/m² foram mais associados a pior gravidade e mortalidade, indicando que, quanto maior o IMC, maior a gravidade do quadro clínico e pior o desfecho.

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06/02/2023

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SAMPAIO, M. S.; CORREIA, G. S.; DE MENEZES, T. A. M.; SANTOS, R. de A.; MARTINS, J. S.; DE SENA, Y. A. C.; CORREIA, J. R.; PALMEIRA, M. M.; DE MORAES, S. R. C.; AZEVEDO, V. H. S. Desfecho clínico de pacientes obesos diagnosticados com COVID-19 em Unidades de Terapia Intensiva. Brazilian Journal of Health Review, [S. l.], v. 6, n. 3, p. 11277–11287, 2023. DOI: 10.34119/bjhrv6n3-228. Disponível em: https://ojs.brazilianjournals.com.br/ojs/index.php/BJHR/article/view/60340. Acesso em: 18 oct. 2026.

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