title: [Hospitalizations for diseases of the respiratory system at public assistance hospitals in Paris in 1985].
abstract: This study is an analysis of the reasons for hospitalisation for respiratory diseases in 1985 in the eleven departments of pneumology (SP) and departments of Internal Medicine (SMI) in the public hospitals in Paris. As well as epidemiological data systematically gathered on the discharge of the patients the number of stays for respiratory diseases, the mean duration of stay (DMS), sex, age and place of residence of the patients were studied. 59 diagnostic codes were considered as covering the overall pattern of respiratory pathology (OMS) classification at 3 levels 9th revision). Amongst those 24 were regrouped into 7 pathological groups considered as characteristic of the discipline of pneumology: asthma, chronic airflow obstruction (BPCO), malignant tumours of the respiratory tract, pulmonary embolism, respiratory infections, sarcoidosis and tuberculosis. There were 30,877 inpatient stays for respiratory disease identified, representing 6.6% of all hospitalisations in the medical service of the public hospitals. 41.1% of stays were in SP and 24% in SMI. 78% of the stays in SP were for respiratory diseases against 10-15% in SMI. In SP asthma represented an average of 11% of all hospitalisations for respiratory disease, BPCO was 13%, cancer 35% and pulmonary embolism 4%, sarcoidosis 2%, respiratory infections 8% and tuberculosis 8%; great variation were noted according to the different units which enabled a hospital profile to be identified and which gave the general orientation of a particular service. In SMI this profile was different: there was a smaller percentage of cancer cases and a higher level of infectious disease. The mean stay was shorter in SP than in SMI (10.4 v 13.8 days) for respiratory cases overall and whatever pathology that was studied.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Durieux
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thelot
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Goupy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010297:Paris / Q000453:epidemiology; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*
vernacular_title: Les hospitalisations pour maladies de l'appareil respiratoire à l'assistance publique de Paris en 1985.