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- Title
Actualización de la Tasa de Egresos Hospitalarios por Insuficiencia Cardíaca Congestiva en Chile entre 2019-2022. Análisis Estadístico.
- Authors
Cortés, B.; Uribe, J.; Devoto, L.; Núñez, C.; Flores, F.
- Abstract
Heart failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome characterized by signs and symptoms secondary to deteriorated cardiac function. Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a compensatory mechanism through eccentric remodeling that leads to maladaptive hemodynamic decompensation. Materials and Methods: Observational, descriptive, and cross-sectional study. A descriptive analysis of the hospital discharge rate (HDR) for CHF between the years 2019-2022 in Chile, according to the variables sex, age group, and length of hospital stay. Data were collected from the Department of Health Statistics and Information and the 2017 Census and processed using Microsoft Excel 2019. Evaluation by an ethics committee was not required. Results: A total of 28,833 hospital discharges were studied, determining a period rate of 41.02 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Regarding the sex variable, a higher prevalence was observed in men and in those over 80 years of age. The average length of hospital stay was 8.79 days, with a notable decrease in hospital stay in men to 5 days in the year 2022. Discussion: The study reveals differences in discharge incidence and hospitalization days, with an increase in discharges in older men, attributable to the disease that increases admissions as age increases. Gender discrepancy may be explained by a higher incidence of ischemic heart disease in men and more comorbidities in women. In 2022, more people were hospitalized for fewer days, possibly due to the pandemic, contrasting with 2019.
- Subjects
CONGESTIVE heart failure; LENGTH of stay in hospitals; CORONARY disease; MYOCARDIAL ischemia; HEART failure
- Publication
Revista ANACEM, 2024, Vol 18, Issue 1, p133
- ISSN
0718-5308
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.70536/RevANACEM/V18N1-311024018