The pandemic of the COVID-19 viral infection in 2020 is accompanied by a massive infection of the world’s population with the greatest involvement of the urban population in the North American (USA) (over 1.788 million cases), South American (Brazil) (over 438 thousand cases), European ( Russia) (over 379 thousand cases) and Asian (China) (over 82 thousand cases) continents.

AIM OF STUDY

Assessment of the available treatment methodologies, physical and psychological rehabilitation in patients (men and women) with a viral infection COVID-19 in 2020, complicated by viral pneumonia, who underwent inpatient treatment in the therapeutic department of CCH No. 15 named after. O.M. Filatov of HD of Moscow.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

The data of case histories and clinical and laboratory diagnostics of 185 patients discharged from the hospital in the period from 02.04.20 to 28.05.20 with a diagnosis of «U07.1 Coronavirus infection and acute lung injury» were analyzed. Multispiral computed tomography (MSCT) of the chest was performed using an Aqualion Prime SP tomograph (Canon Medical System, Japan) to assess the pulmonary parenchyma and blood vessels. The indicators of gas exchange and acid-base state of blood were assessed.

RESULTS

According to MSCT data of the chest organs in patients, the percentage of severe bilateral pneumonia of the 3rd degree did not exceed 8% in both men and women. At the same time, there were slight gender differences: the maximum number (51.5%) of cases of pneumonia of the 2nd degree of severity was observed in men, and in women — pneumonia of the 1st degree was encountered with the highest frequency (48.2%). Drugs with antimalarial activity (Plaquenil, hydrochloroquine) were used to treat respiratory infections in patients of working age most often, as well as expectorants and mucolytics. Among women, 73.2% of patients received them, i.e. significantly more than in the group of men (44.7%).

CONCLUSIONS

Signs of COVID-19 infection complicated by bilateral viral polysegmenary pneumonia, with an approximately equal ratio of mild and moderate lesions, were found in the general population of a therapeutic hospital in more than 60% and in the absence of significant gender differences. Virological methods made it possible to verify the signs of virus infection in more than 65% of patients of working age who were treated with a diagnosis of acute respiratory viral infection.