Trends in hospital admissions at a Department for Infectious Diseases in Italy from 1995 to 2011 and implications for health policies

BMC Public Health

Giuliano Rizzardini³  Massimo Galli¹  Elena Ricci³  Massimo Coen³  Cristina Negri¹  Guido Gubertini³  Giovanna Orlando² 

[1] Department of Infectious Disease III, L Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy;STD Unit, L Sacco University Hospital, Via GB Grassi, 74, 20157 Milan, Italy;Department of Infectious Disease I, L Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy

关键词: Surveillance;    Public health policy;    Major diagnostic categories;    ICD-9;    Hospitalization;    Infectious diseases;    Epidemiology;   

Others  :  1126752
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-14-980

 received in 2013-11-21, accepted in 2014-09-16,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Interactions among several environmental, behavioral, social, and biological variables contribute to the epidemiology of infectious diseases (IDs) and have an impact on the healthcare system and hospitalizations. We evaluated trends in ID hospitalizations at our Department for Infectious Diseases in the last two decades to aid decision-makers in defining appropriate healthcare strategies.

Methods

The discharge diagnoses of all patients admitted to the ID Department of L Sacco University Hospital between 1995 and 2011 were classified by the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) grouped in Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). Linear regression was used to determine the trends in hospitalizations for each MDC. Estimates of the average annual change were based on the slope of the regression line.

Results

A sharp decline in HIV/AIDS cases (−22.5 +/−6.0 cases per calendar year), and an increase in admissions for respiratory, cardiovascular, renal and musculoskeletal infections were recorded. The mean age of the patients increased by 1.2 years (+/−0.049) for each calendar year of observation (linear trend, p < 0.0001), increasing from 37.02 +/−11.91 years in 1995 to 56.02 +/−19.62 years in 2011 (p < 0.0001). The mean number of comorbidities per patient increased significantly over time (Mann–Whitney U test, p = 0.0153). From 1998/1999 to 2010/2011 the hospital length of stay (LOS) increased for cardiovascular, digestive system, musculoskeletal, and skin/subcutaneous infections, and infectious and parasitic diseases (p < 0.01). The rate of hospital stay over threshold (HSOT) increased in the last 5 years by 1.12% for every 10-year age group.

Conclusions

Older age, a higher number of comorbidities, a longer hospital LOS for certain conditions, and a higher rate of HSOT characterize the patients admitted to this ID department in recent years. Despite progress in treatment and management, infectious diseases continue to be a major threat to human health. The current challenge for ID departments is the treatment of complex cases, often associated with chronic diseases in elderly patients. Continuous monitoring at a local and national level will allow early identification of changes in the epidemiological patterns of IDs and provide information for healthcare system planning.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Orlando et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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