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COVID-19 as the leading cause of hospital deaths in the Brazilian public health system in 2020.
Zimmermann, Ivan Ricardo; Sanchez, Mauro Niskier; Alves, Layana Costa; Frio, Gustavo Saraiva; Cavalcante, Fabrício Vieira; Cortez-Escalante, Juan José; da Silva, Everton Nunes; Santos, Leonor Maria Pacheco.
  • Zimmermann IR; Department of Collective Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil; Collective Health Course, Faculty of Ceilândia, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil. Electronic address: ivan.zimmermann@unb.br.
  • Sanchez MN; Department of Collective Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil.
  • Alves LC; Department of Collective Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil; Institute of Collective Health at the Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
  • Frio GS; Department of Collective Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil.
  • Cavalcante FV; Department of Collective Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil.
  • Cortez-Escalante JJ; Pan American Health Organization, Brasília, Brazil.
  • da Silva EN; Department of Collective Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil; Pan American Health Organization, Brasília, Brazil.
  • Santos LMP; Department of Collective Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil.
Int J Infect Dis ; 113: 162-165, 2021 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1507128
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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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Int J Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Int J Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2021 Document Type: Article