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Table 1 Total hospitalizations and hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in six Brazilian capitals in the previous year and during the first six months of the pandemic, 24/02/2019 to 05/09/2020

From: Patterns of hospital utilization in the Unified Health System in six Brazilian capitals: comparison between the year before and the first six first months of the COVID-19 pandemic

Fortnight

São Paulo

Rio de Janeiro

Manaus

Fortaleza

Recife

Brasília

ID

Start

End

Total Hosp.

Hosp.

COVID-19

Total Hosp.

Hosp.

COVID-19

Total Hosp.

Hosp.

COVID-19

Total Hosp.

Hosp.

COVID-19

Total Hosp.

Hosp.

COVID-19

Total Hosp.

Hosp.

COVID-19

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

1

24 Feb 2019

09 Mar 2019

15,554

–

–

5897

–

–

2253

–

–

4081

–

–

6118

–

–

3974

–

–

2

10 Mar 2019

23 Mar 2019

17,900

–

–

7160

–

–

2388

–

–

4708

–

–

7382

–

–

4356

–

–

3

24 Mar 2019

06 Apr 2019

17,873

–

–

7198

–

–

2279

–

–

5065

–

–

7603

–

–

4645

–

–

4

07 Apr 2019

20 Apr 2019

17,005

–

–

6582

–

–

2265

–

–

4519

–

–

6786

–

–

4297

–

–

5

21 Apr 2019

04 May 2019

16,938

–

–

6759

–

–

2242

–

–

4873

–

–

7450

–

–

4614

–

–

6

05 May 2019

18 May 2019

18,102

–

–

7034

–

–

2169

–

–

4939

–

–

7860

–

–

4474

–

–

7

19 May 2019

01 Jun 2019

18,130

–

–

7341

–

–

2097

–

–

4938

–

–

8267

–

–

4599

–

–

8

02 Jun 2019

15 Jun 2019

18,124

–

–

7206

,

–

2350

–

–

4862

–

–

7727

–

–

4528

–

–

9

16 Jun 2019

29 Jun 2019

16,919

–

–

6618

–

–

2075

–

–

4496

–

–

7277

–

–

4279

–

–

10

30 Jun 2019

13 Jul 2019

16,831

–

–

7630

–

–

2337

–

–

5184

–

–

8197

–

–

4571

–

–

11

14 Jul 2019

27 Jul 2019

17,975

–

–

6958

–

–

2138

–

–

4851

–

–

7198

–

–

4483

–

–

12

28 Jul 2019

10 Aug 2019

18,157

–

–

7439

–

–

2137

–

–

5080

–

–

7900

–

–

4679

–

–

13

11 Aug 2019

24 Aug 2019

18,455

–

–

7254

–

–

2353

–

–

4721

–

–

8054

–

–

4851

–

–

14

25 Aug 2019

07 Sep 2019

18,221

–

–

7427

–

–

2171

–

–

4978

–

–

8116

–

–

4732

–

–

15

08 Sep 2019

21 Sep 2019

18,970

–

–

7122

–

–

2234

–

–

4867

–

–

7738

–

–

4662

–

–

16

22 Sep 2019

05 Oct 2019

18,466

–

–

7349

–

–

2163

–

–

5060

–

–

8149

–

–

4583

–

–

17

06 Oct 2019

19 Oct 2019

18,438

–

–

7135

–

–

2289

–

–

4770

–

–

7869

–

–

4476

–

–

18

20 Oct 2019

02 Nov 2019

17,802

–

–

7181

–

–

2105

–

–

5053

–

–

7893

–

–

4499

–

–

19

03 Nov 2019

16 Nov 2019

17,422

–

–

7029

–

–

2194

–

–

4470

–

–

7616

–

–

4136

–

–

20

17 Nov 2019

30 Nov 2019

17,670

–

–

6653

–

–

2096

–

–

4741

–

–

7802

–

–

4012

–

–

21

01 Dec 2019

14 Dec 2019

18,842

–

–

7282

–

–

2144

–

–

5125

–

–

7875

–

–

4203

–

–

22

15 Dec 2019

28 Dec 2019

14,473

1

0.0

5327

–

–

1920

–

–

3988

–

–

6335

–

–

3729

–

–

23

29 Dec 2019

11 Jan 2020

14,807

–

–

6181

1

0.0

2132

–

–

4341

–

–

6719

–

–

3800

–

–

24

12 Jan 2020

25 Jan 2020

17,516

1

0.0

6539

1

0.0

2190

–

–

4993

–

–

7697

–

–

4316

–

–

25

26 Jan 2020

08 Feb 2020

18,163

–

–

7260

–

–

2085

–

–

5048

–

–

8004

–

–

4427

–

–

26

09 Feb 2020

22 Feb 2020

18,161

2

0.0

6630

1

0.0

2301

–

–

4927

–

–

7689

–

–

4325

–

–

27

23 Feb 2020

07 Mar 2020

16,409

10

0.1

6020

1

0.0

2018

–

–

4512

1

0.0

6603

4

0.1

4139

2

0.0

28

08 Mar 2020

21 Mar 2020

16,560

76

0.5

5989

11

0.2

2258

4

0.2

4414

3

0.1

6930

19

0.3

4144

2

0.0

29

22 Mar 2020

04 Apr 2020

10,427

729

7.0

4314

183

4.2

1531

189

12.3

3181

70

2.2

4348

85

2.0

3135

18

0.6

30

05 Apr 2020

18 Apr 2020

11,018

1811

16.4

4477

619

13.8

1789

583

32.6

3161

337

10.7

4382

512

11.7

3587

41

1.1

31

19 Apr 2020

02 May 2020

12,451

3432

27.6

4838

1139

23.5

2004

906

45.2

3739

1001

26.8

4779

1151

24.1

3715

106

2.9

32

03 May 2020

16 May 2020

13,444

4159

30.9

4958

1328

26.8

1934

884

45.7

3988

1739

43.6

5302

1692

31.9

4023

264

6.6

33

17 May 2020

30 May 2020

13,762

4017

29.2

5217

1198

23.0

1726

528

30.6

4075

1744

42.8

5433

1610

29.6

3952

397

10.0

34

31 May 2020

13 Jun 2020

14,269

3563

25.0

5314

720

13.5

1804

455

25.2

4044

1063

26.3

5599

1146

20.5

4040

608

15.0

35

14 Jun 2020

27 Jun 2020

13,732

2887

21.0

5084

367

7.2

2066

396

19.2

3945

659

16.7

5681

848

14.9

4171

760

18.2

36

28 Jun 2020

11 Jul 2020

14,099

2730

19.4

5708

304

5.3

2070

335

16.2

4294

414

9.6

6293

818

13.0

3981

916

23.0

37

12 Jul 2020

25 Jul 2020

14,462

2534

17.5

5882

310

5.3

2163

245

11.3

4127

265

6.4

6120

842

13.8

4112

977

23.8

38

26 Jul 2020

08 Aug 2020

14,757

2056

13.9

6268

328

5.2

2076

196

9.4

4276

167

3.9

6488

670

10.3

4288

1049

24.5

39

09 Aug 2020

22 Aug 2020

15,060

1547

10.3

6486

424

6.5

2201

228

10.4

4363

84

1.9

6985

551

7.9

4416

991

22.4

40

23 Aug 2020

05 Sep 2020

15,195

1130

7.4

6559

450

6.9

2174

231

10.6

4252

50

1.2

7065

504

7.1

4082

739

18.1

Before the pandemic (fortnight≤26)

Hospitalizations/ fortnight

Mean (sd)

17,574 (1126)

6930 (522)

2196 (108)

4795 (311)

7589 (558)

4394 (283)

Min-Max

14,473 – 18,970

5327 – 7630

1920 – 2388

3988 – 5184

6118 – 8267

3729 – 4851

Median

17,937.5

7128.5

2180.5

4870

7732.5

4475

Age (years)

Mean (sd)

53.3 (18.1)

55.1 (18.1)

51.1 (18.7)

53.0 (18.8)

53.0 (18.2)

50.8 (18.6)

Median

54.0

57.0

51.0

54.0

54.0

50.0

Gender (Male)

%

50.8

47.8

53.3

52.4

49.4

50.8

Hospital stay (days)

Mean (sd)

5.8 (8.7)

9.0 (12.8)

7.7 (8.7)

8.8 (10.8)

6.5 (7.5)

7.1 (10.2)

Median

3.0

4.0

4.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

Surgical Hospitalizations

%

46.4

52.0

45.4

52.2

45.9

39.9

Min-Max

40.9–48.5

46.1–54.9

39.4–51.4

45.9–55.5

39.2–48.2

35.7–42.5

Elective Hospitalizations

%

42.0

44.8

35.7

28.3

37.8

20.8

Min-Max

33.1–44.8

35.6–49.2

29.7–42.6

22.8–32.8

28.7–40.7

12.9–24.5

ICU Use

%

9.7

6.8

8.0

8.4

8.7

4.9

Min-Max

9.3–11.0

6.0–8.5

6.8–9.1

7.1–9.6

7.4–9.7

4.2–5.7

Hospital Mortality

%

6.8

10.6

8.8

6.2

6.7

5.4

Min-Max

6.1–8.2

9.4–12.7

6.5–11.1

5.5–7.1

5.9–8.1

4.7–6.4

During the pandemic (fortnight≥27)

Hospitalizations / fortnight

Mean (sd)

13,975 (1760)

5508 (726)

1987 (207)

4027 (416)

5858 (932)

3985 (322)

Min-Max

10,427 – 16,560

4314 – 6559

1531 – 2258

3161 – 4512

4348 – 7065

3135 – 4416

Median

14,184

5511

2042

4161

5900.5

4061

Age (years)

Mean (sd)

54.7 (18.0)

55.8 (18.3)

52.3 (18.7)

53.4 (18.9)

53.8 (18.2)

51.4 (18.5)

Median

56.0

58.0

52.0

54.0

55.0

51.0

Gender (Male)

%

54.6

51.2

56.1

55.4

51.6

52.1

Hospital stay (days)

Mean (sd)

6.7 (8.9)

8.9 (11.1)

8.0 (8.4)

8.7 (9.9)

6.7 (7.2)

6.3 (8.4)

Median

4.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

Surgical Hospitalizations

%

34.2

41.9

32.8

44.8

35.5

34.6

Min-Max

25.3–45.6

26.9–52.3

15.5–43.0

28.0–55.7

25.0–46.2

27.6–41.7

Elective Hospitalizations

%

26.1

39.1

25.0

18.9

27.2

11.5

Min-Max

15.7–40.7

32.0–43.8

14.0–38.1

9.7–25.1

20.1–37.2

7.5–19.7

ICU Use

%

15.0

9.6

11.6

11.6

12.2

7.0

Min-Max

10.0–17.4

6.3–12.7

7.6–16.1

7.6–15.4

8.7–15.6

5.5–8.6

ICU Use *

%

11.7

8.6

8.2

9.3

9.7

5.8

Min-Max

9.9–14.1

6.3–10.9

4.3–10.2

7.6–11.3

8.3–11.2

5.0–7.1

Hospital Mortality

%

11.4

16.9

16.2

10.9

10.3

7.8

Min-Max

7.4–14.9

10.5–26.9

9.6–37.4

5.5–20.8

6.6–15.6

4.9–10.9

Hospital Mortality *

%

9.3

14.6

11.8

8.0

8.3

6.5

Min-Max

7.3–12.1

10.4–21.6

8.9–26.0

5.4–12.1

6.3–12.1

4.9–9.1

  1. Source: Ministry of Health - SUS Hospital Information System (SIH/SUS)
  2. * Excluding hospitalizations due to COVID-19
  3. When comparing the indicators before and during the pandemic, the differences in the length of hospital stay in the city of Rio de Janeiro and the use of ICU in Brasília were not statistically significant when COVID-19 hospitalizations were excluded during the pandemic