Analysis of Covid-19 Hospital Admissions in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

The Covid-19 pandemic has a substantial impact on socioeconomic, political, demographic, and other aspects of life. Effective healthcare is, however, a primary determinant of successful fighting against Covid-19. The analysis of local healthcare indicators serves as a source for estimating pandemic...

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Autores principales:	Oryna Detsyk, Natalia Fedorkiv, Olha Burak, Roksolana Kaluzhna
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Publicado:	Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University 2021
Materias:	covid-19 case fatality rate hospital admission health care Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4320dd791a99490697284b639d49d0112021-12-01T15:55:23ZAnalysis of Covid-19 Hospital Admissions in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine2414-151810.21802/gmj.2021.4.1https://doaj.org/article/4320dd791a99490697284b639d49d0112021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ifnmujournal.com/gmj/article/view/1364https://doaj.org/toc/2414-1518The Covid-19 pandemic has a substantial impact on socioeconomic, political, demographic, and other aspects of life. Effective healthcare is, however, a primary determinant of successful fighting against Covid-19. The analysis of local healthcare indicators serves as a source for estimating pandemic magnitude and the adaptation of healthcare at a national level. In this study, the rates of Covid-19 hospital admissions to the Ivano-Frankivsk City Hospital, Ukraine, from April 2020 to May 2021 were analysed. All cases were grouped by age, sex, and the type of admission; data were analyzed monthly and seasonally. The peaks of hospital admissions were observed in November 2020 and March 2021; however, the highest mortality rates were seen from August to November 2020. The analysis of age- and sex-disaggregated Covid-19 mortality data showed the predominance of elderly males (61.9%, 66.6 ± 3.9 years) over females (38.1%, 71.8 ± 2.3 years). The ratio of hospital admissions was unstable: the percentage of emergency, GP-referred and self-referred admissions was similar from April to May 2020; however, GP-referred admissions prevailed, and the number of self-referral patients decreased twice between March and May 2021. In conclusions, the trends in hospital admissions were similar to those reported in other studies. However, the differences in time frames and socio-demographic characteristics were observed that highlights the importance of considering regional, social and geographic aspects of the population when improving the capacity of healthcare system and establishing effective preventive measures against the pandemic at the local level.Oryna DetsykNatalia FedorkivOlha BurakRoksolana KaluzhnaIvano-Frankivsk National Medical Universityarticlecovid-19case fatality ratehospital admissionhealth careMedicineRENGalician Medical Journal, Vol 28, Iss 4, Pp E202141-E202141 (2021)
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description	The Covid-19 pandemic has a substantial impact on socioeconomic, political, demographic, and other aspects of life. Effective healthcare is, however, a primary determinant of successful fighting against Covid-19. The analysis of local healthcare indicators serves as a source for estimating pandemic magnitude and the adaptation of healthcare at a national level. In this study, the rates of Covid-19 hospital admissions to the Ivano-Frankivsk City Hospital, Ukraine, from April 2020 to May 2021 were analysed. All cases were grouped by age, sex, and the type of admission; data were analyzed monthly and seasonally. The peaks of hospital admissions were observed in November 2020 and March 2021; however, the highest mortality rates were seen from August to November 2020. The analysis of age- and sex-disaggregated Covid-19 mortality data showed the predominance of elderly males (61.9%, 66.6 ± 3.9 years) over females (38.1%, 71.8 ± 2.3 years). The ratio of hospital admissions was unstable: the percentage of emergency, GP-referred and self-referred admissions was similar from April to May 2020; however, GP-referred admissions prevailed, and the number of self-referral patients decreased twice between March and May 2021. In conclusions, the trends in hospital admissions were similar to those reported in other studies. However, the differences in time frames and socio-demographic characteristics were observed that highlights the importance of considering regional, social and geographic aspects of the population when improving the capacity of healthcare system and establishing effective preventive measures against the pandemic at the local level.
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title	Analysis of Covid-19 Hospital Admissions in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
title_short	Analysis of Covid-19 Hospital Admissions in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
title_full	Analysis of Covid-19 Hospital Admissions in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
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Analysis of Covid-19 Hospital Admissions in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

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