A Gil1, M San-Martín, P Carrasco, A González. 1. Department of Health Sciences, Rey Juan Carlos University, Avda de Atenas s/n, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain. a.gildemiguel@cs.urjc.es
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This epidemiological survey was undertaken to estimate the burden of hospital admissions for pneumonia in Spain during a four-year period (1995-1998). METHODS: Data were obtained from the national surveillance system for hospital data. RESULTS: There were 231,512 hospital admissions for pneumonia (ICD 9 CM 480-486; first listed diagnosis) during this period, that is an annual incidence of 177 cases per 100,000 population. The incidence was higher in children <5 years of age and in persons >or=65 years compared with other age groups. The annual cost of these hospitalizations to the National Health Care System was of 127 million ECUS. CONCLUSIONS: Preventive measures, such as vaccination of population groups at high risk, to reduce pneumonia-related morbidity could result in large cost savings to the National Health Care System. Copyright 2002 The British Infection Society.
OBJECTIVES: This epidemiological survey was undertaken to estimate the burden of hospital admissions for pneumonia in Spain during a four-year period (1995-1998). METHODS: Data were obtained from the national surveillance system for hospital data. RESULTS: There were 231,512 hospital admissions for pneumonia (ICD 9 CM 480-486; first listed diagnosis) during this period, that is an annual incidence of 177 cases per 100,000 population. The incidence was higher in children <5 years of age and in persons >or=65 years compared with other age groups. The annual cost of these hospitalizations to the National Health Care System was of 127 million ECUS. CONCLUSIONS: Preventive measures, such as vaccination of population groups at high risk, to reduce pneumonia-related morbidity could result in large cost savings to the National Health Care System. Copyright 2002 The British Infection Society.
Authors: Harish Nair; Eric Af Simões; Igor Rudan; Bradford D Gessner; Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner; Jian Shayne F Zhang; Daniel R Feikin; Grant A Mackenzie; Jennifer C Moiïsi; Anna Roca; Henry C Baggett; Syed Ma Zaman; Rosalyn J Singleton; Marilla G Lucero; Aruna Chandran; Angela Gentile; Cheryl Cohen; Anand Krishnan; Zulfiqar A Bhutta; Adriano Arguedas; Alexey Wilfrido Clara; Ana Lucia Andrade; Maurice Ope; Raúl Oscar Ruvinsky; María Hortal; John P McCracken; Shabir A Madhi; Nigel Bruce; Shamim A Qazi; Saul S Morris; Shams El Arifeen; Martin W Weber; J Anthony G Scott; W Abdullah Brooks; Robert F Breiman; Harry Campbell Journal: Lancet Date: 2013-01-29 Impact factor: 79.321