David Halen Araújo Pinheiro, João Victor Hermógenes de Souza, Alberto Fernando Oliveira Justo, Regina Maria Carvalho-Pinto, Fabiano Francisco de Lima, Celso R F Carvalho
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Abstract
Objective: To analyze the number of hospitalizations, the length of hospital stay, and mortality due to asthma, as well as the costs to the Unified Health Care System in Brazil between 2008 and 2021.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional epidemiological study using data from the Information Technology Department of the Brazilian Unified Health Care System. Proportional hospitalization and death rates were estimated per 100,000 population by age, microregion, and year.
Results: The number of hospitalizations and deaths due to asthma decreased from 2008 to 2021 (205,392 vs. 55,009 and 822 vs. 327, respectively). In addition, a between-sex difference was observed in asthma-related hospitalizations in 2008, and more men were hospitalized in 2021 (51.8%). Asthma mortality rates were similar for both sexes (50.0% each) in 2008, and a slight increase was observed in women's deaths in 2021 (52.9%). Even so, approximately one death/day and more than 55,000 hospitalizations were observed yearly, with a mean length of hospital stay of three days. Additionally, the Southeast region allocated more financial resources to asthma-related hospitalizations.
Conclusions: Our results showed that the number of deaths and hospitalizations due to asthma substantially declined during the study period.
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The Brazilian Journal of Pulmonology publishes scientific articles that contribute to the improvement of knowledge in the field of the lung diseases and related areas.
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