Observational Study
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World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther. Jan 5, 2022; 13(1): 1-10
Published online Jan 5, 2022. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v13.i1.1
Table 1 Characteristics of inflammatory bowel disease inpatients and in-hospital mortality rate, Brazil, 2008-2018

Hospitalizations (n)
Hospitalizations (%)
In-hospital mortality rate (per 100 hospitalizations)
Sex
Female2338353.672.33
Male2017746.322.84
Ethnicity
White1816641.702.55
Black12112.782.15
Pardo (mixed-race)1043223.952.37
Brazilian Indian440.102.27
Asian Brazilian3160.725.38
Unknown1339130.742.72
Age
< 30 years1629937.410.80
30-49 years1312730.151.61
50-64 years553412.705.02
≥ 65 years639014.677.81
Hospital admission
Nonelective3518880.782.88
Elective835819.191.28
Table 2 Characteristics of inflammatory bowel disease hospitalizations and hospital beds in gastroenterology units per region, Brazil, 2008-2018, n (%)

North
Northeast
Southeast
South
Midwest
Brazil
Hospitalizations 3364 (7.72)7878 (18.08)19292 (44.29)8988 (20.63)4038 (9.27)43560 (100)
Deaths (n)63225503236921119
In-hospital mortality rate (per 100 hospitalizations)1.872.862.612.632.282.57
In-hospital mortality rate for elective admissions (per 100 hospitalizations)4.231.380.991.370.961.28
In-hospital mortality rate for nonelective admissions (per 100 hospitalizations)1.533.343.112.752.522.88
Mean hospitalization costs (R$)467.33663.65834.19736.91476.42721.78
Mean hospitalization costs in elective admissions (R$)854.78800.14915.41795.32477.85840.94
Mean hospitalization costs for nonelective admissions (R$)411.15618.49808.99731.72476.15693.51
Mean length of hospital stay (days)5.48.97.36.65.97.1
Mean length of hospital stay for elective admissions (days)7.9117.46.15.88.0
Mean length of hospital stay for nonelective admissions (days)5.08.27.26.65.96.9
IBD hospitalizations/100000 population12.061.152.333.173.272.17
Hospital beds in gastroenterology units/100,000 population10.870.701.211.571.491.11
Hospital beds in training gastroenterology units/100,000 population10.250.200.720.770.480.53