COVID-19 as the leading cause of hospital deaths in the Brazilian public health system in 2020
ABSTRACT: Objectives: To describe the profile of hospital deaths in Brazil according to cause of admission during the pre-pandemic (2019) and pandemic periods (2020).Methods: Descriptive study based on individual-level records of all hospital admissions with death outcomes reimbursed by the Brazilia...
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oai:doaj.org-article:a87e69e2afaf45c5817bebb4f86aff302021-11-06T04:22:55ZCOVID-19 as the leading cause of hospital deaths in the Brazilian public health system in 20201201-971210.1016/j.ijid.2021.09.077https://doaj.org/article/a87e69e2afaf45c5817bebb4f86aff302021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221007852https://doaj.org/toc/1201-9712ABSTRACT: Objectives: To describe the profile of hospital deaths in Brazil according to cause of admission during the pre-pandemic (2019) and pandemic periods (2020).Methods: Descriptive study based on individual-level records of all hospital admissions with death outcomes reimbursed by the Brazilian National Health System in 2019 and 2020.Results: The number of hospital deaths increased by 16.7% in 2020 compared with 2019 (522,686 vs 609,755). Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was associated with 19.5% (118,879) of all hospital deaths in 2020, surpassing diseases of the circulatory system (15.4%, 93,735) and diseases of the respiratory system (14.9%, 91,035).Conclusions: COVID-19 was the main cause of death in public hospitals in Brazil in 2020.Ivan Ricardo ZimmermannMauro Niskier SanchezLayana Costa AlvesGustavo Saraiva FrioFabrício Vieira CavalcanteJuan José Cortez-EscalanteEverton Nunes da SilvaLeonor Maria Pacheco SantosElsevierarticleCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2lHospital mortalityCause of deathUnified health systemBrazilInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216ENInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 113, Iss , Pp 162-165 (2021) |
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ABSTRACT: Objectives: To describe the profile of hospital deaths in Brazil according to cause of admission during the pre-pandemic (2019) and pandemic periods (2020).Methods: Descriptive study based on individual-level records of all hospital admissions with death outcomes reimbursed by the Brazilian National Health System in 2019 and 2020.Results: The number of hospital deaths increased by 16.7% in 2020 compared with 2019 (522,686 vs 609,755). Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was associated with 19.5% (118,879) of all hospital deaths in 2020, surpassing diseases of the circulatory system (15.4%, 93,735) and diseases of the respiratory system (14.9%, 91,035).Conclusions: COVID-19 was the main cause of death in public hospitals in Brazil in 2020. |
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Ivan Ricardo Zimmermann Mauro Niskier Sanchez Layana Costa Alves Gustavo Saraiva Frio Fabrício Vieira Cavalcante Juan José Cortez-Escalante Everton Nunes da Silva Leonor Maria Pacheco Santos |
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Ivan Ricardo Zimmermann Mauro Niskier Sanchez Layana Costa Alves Gustavo Saraiva Frio Fabrício Vieira Cavalcante Juan José Cortez-Escalante Everton Nunes da Silva Leonor Maria Pacheco Santos |
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COVID-19 as the leading cause of hospital deaths in the Brazilian public health system in 2020 |
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