| Literature DB >> 35677217 |
William Valdez Huarcaya1, Jorge Antonio Miranda Monzón2, Edwin Omar Napanga Saldaña2, Cynthia R Driver1.
Abstract
An analytic cross-sectional study was conducted to quantify the impact of COVID-19 on mortality in Peru. Total excess mortality due to natural and external causes was calculated. The direct and indirect impact of COVID-19 was estimated at two points: when COVID-19 deaths were confirmed by a laboratory test and when they were confirmed by broader criteria (reclassified deaths). This comparison was made in general and by sex, age, and geographical location. The sensitivity of laboratory testing and of death certificates as criteria for confirmation of a COVID-19 death was calculated using reclassified deaths as the gold standard.From epidemiological week (EW) 10 of 2020 to EW 23 of 2021, 349 756 deaths occurred, for an excess of 183 237 deaths, mainly due to natural causes. A total of 100 955 deaths corresponded to deaths confirmed by laboratory tests; however, the reclassification criterion brought this figure to 188 708. Laboratory tests had 53.3% sensitivity; this was lower at the onset of the pandemic (10.6%) and during the first wave (37.8%). The sensitivity of death certificates was higher than laboratory tests (41.7% vs 23.9%) only during the months when little testing was available. These data showed that the impact of COVID-19 on mortality in Peru was mainly direct. Also, in periods with limited access to laboratory testing, death certificates were a useful source for determining deaths directly caused by COVID-19.Entities:
Keywords: COVID-19; Health impact assessment; Peru; mortality
Year: 2022 PMID: 35677217 PMCID: PMC9168419 DOI: 10.26633/RPSP.2022.53
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Panam Salud Publica ISSN: 1020-4989
FIGURA 1a.Muertes totales por causas naturales y externas comparadas con los Iímites superiores e inferiores (95% IC) del promedio histórico. Perú, semana 1 del 2020 hasta la semana 23 del 2021.
FIGURA 1b.Exceso de muertes, muertes por COVID-19 confirmadas por criterio de laboratorio y muertes por COVID-19 reclasificadas. Perú, semana 1 del 2020 hasta la semana 23 del 2021.
Sensibilidad de las pruebas de laboratorio, del criterio de certificado de defunción y promedio semanal de pruebas de laboratorio realizadas según diversas etapas de la epidemia COVID-19
|
Semanas Epidemiológicas |
PRE 1ra Ola (2020) |
1RA OLA (2020) |
PRE 2da Ola (2020 y 2021) |
2DA OLA (2021) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fase ascendente |
Pico |
Fase descendente |
Fase ascendente |
Pico |
Fase descendente | |||
|
(10-15) |
(16-20) |
(21-35) |
(36-40) |
(41-01) |
(02-05) |
(06-18) |
(19-23) | |
|
Sensibilidad de la prueba de laboratorio (%) |
10,6 |
23,9 |
39,6 |
44,1 |
40,0 |
68,7 |
69,3 |
68,8 |
|
Sensibilidad del certificado de defunción (%) |
29,9 |
41,7 |
33,9 |
28,0 |
27,5 |
20,6 |
23,5 |
26,0 |
|
Número promedio semanal de pruebas de laboratorio realizadas |
(….) |
91 839 |
152 355 |
114 544 |
113 609 |
183 012 |
365 726 |
272 555 |
basado en la información del SINADEF y las muertes por COVID-19-Ministerio de Salud