Resumen
Objetivo: Estudiar la relación entre la disminución de la gravedad y la mortalidad de los pacientes diabéticos, usuarios de metformina, con COVID-19 grave en el ámbito hospitalario Métodos: Se trata de una investigación bibliográfica de relevancia científica de carácter integrador, observacional, transversal, comparativo, de carácter cuantitativo. Para la selección de artículos se realizó una búsqueda de la bibliografía digital que aborda el tema de estudio, en la base de datos de la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (PubMed). Resultados: Se demostró que la metformina es eficaz para mejorar el cuadro clínico en pacientes diabéticos hospitalizados con diagnóstico de COVID-19. En 50 estudios seleccionados, 23 demostraron que la metformina tiene diferentes acciones, las cuales son antiinflamatoria, inmunomoduladora e impidiendo la entrada del SARS-CoV-2 a la célula diana, a través del bloqueo del receptor ACE2, resultando en una respuesta positiva en el reducción de la gravedad y mortalidad de estos pacientes. Consideraciones finales: Varios estudios muestran una relación beneficiosa del uso de metformina en pacientes diabéticos y diagnosticados con COVID-19, con una reducción significativa en la severidad de la enfermedad viral, especialmente en el cuadro clínico de los pacientes, donde en la mayoría de los casos, existe no hubo evolución a SDRA ni aumento de las tasas de mortalidad.
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