Epidemiología de las consultas respiratorias de adultos en Santiago de Chile desde 2003 a 2008 / Primary care consultations due to respiratory diseases in the period 2003-2008
Rev. méd. Chile
;
143(1): 30-38, ene. 2015. graf, tab
Artigo
em Espanhol
| LILACS
| ID: lil-742548
ABSTRACT
Background:
Respiratory diseases are the third cause of death, and the second cause of hospitalization among people aged 65 years or more in Chile.Aim:
To analyze the distribution of consultations due to respiratory diseases among adults living in Metropolitan Santiago. Material andMethods:
A daily registry of all consultations of patients older than 15 years old in seven public primary care centers, was carried out between January 2003 and December 2008. Consultations were classified as having non-respiratory or respiratory causes. The latter were broke down in upper or lower respiratory diseases, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma.Results:
A total of 1,170,941 consultations were registered and 19% were due to respiratory diseases. Of these, 46% were due to upper respiratory diseases, 31% due to lower respiratory diseases, 8% due to COPD, 6% due to pneumonia, 5% due to asthma and 4% due to other respiratory causes. Pneumonia and COPD were more frequent among consultants older than 65 years.Conclusions:
Consultations due to respiratory diseases are approximately one fifth of all primary care consultations. Older people often have more chronic and severe diseases.
Texto completo:
DisponíveL
Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Serviços Preventivos de Saúde
/
Populações Vulneráveis
/
Educação
/
Serviços de Saúde
/
Motivação
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de rastreamento
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
América do Norte
/
América do Sul
/
Chile
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Chile
Instituição/País de afiliação:
RespIRAChile/CL
Similares
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS