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Author: 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
Title: COVID-19 as a leading cause of hospitalizations with death in the Brazilian Public Health System in 2020
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  • Document date: 2021_10_2
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    Snippet: Objectives To describe the profile of hospital deaths in Brazil according to the cause of hospitalization during the pre-pandemic (2019) and pandemic period (2020). Methods Descriptive study based on individual-level records of all hospital admissions with death outcomes reimbursed by the Brazilian National Health System (SUS) in the years 2019 and 2020. Results There was a 16.7% increase on the number of hospital deaths in 2020 compared to 2019 (522,686 vs 609,755). COVID-19 was related with 19
    Document: Objectives To describe the profile of hospital deaths in Brazil according to the cause of hospitalization during the pre-pandemic (2019) and pandemic period (2020). Methods Descriptive study based on individual-level records of all hospital admissions with death outcomes reimbursed by the Brazilian National Health System (SUS) in the years 2019 and 2020. Results There was a 16.7% increase on the number of hospital deaths in 2020 compared to 2019 (522,686 vs 609,755). COVID-19 was related with 19.5% (118,879) of the total 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 associated with hospital deaths in Brazilian public hospitals in 2020.

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