Introduction:

There is a high economic impact secondary to prolonged disabilities and disabling sequelae post-COVID-19 in workers.

Objective:

Identify post-COVID sequelae as a cause of disability status

Material and Methods:

Cross-sectional and retrolective study. Through the records of the disability opinions issued in the occupational health information systems from October 2020 to January 2022 in the Querétaro delegation of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS).

Results:

32 opinions were included, male 88% female 12%. Mean age 44.5 years (SD±9). 71% attended with critical illness. 77% had one or more comorbidities. The predominant sequelae were tracheal stenosis and neuropathies. Mean days of hospital stay 41.4 (SD±37.6). Mean days of disability prior to the opinion 236.6 (SD±96.5). 46.8% were workers in the industrial area.

Conclusion:

Male workers predominate, with one or more comorbidities, critical illness and sequelae from prolonged hospital stays in workers with disability secondary to COVID 19.

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