title: [Hospital outcome in acute coronary syndrome in the period 1987-2001 in West-Herzegovina canton--retrospective study].
abstract: Objective of the study is to show prevalence of hospital mortality of acute coronary syndrome in pre-war (1987-1991), war (1992-1996) and after war period (1997-2001) among inhabitants of West-Herzegovina canton living in the following municipalities: Siroki Brijeg, Posusje, Grude and Ljubuski (88,992 inhabitants). Collected were data on patients who were admitted in the hospital due to acute coronar syndrome (category I 20, 21, 22- X revision, ICD) in the above period in Mostar. Data were analyzed in regard to sex, age and disease output. Hospital morality in 15 year period for both sex were 15.0 %, men 12.1 %, and women 20.2 %. Statistically it was not found significant differences in the period 1987-2001 in regards to total hospital mortality of men and women and separate hospital mortality of men. Differences were found in women where considerable larger number was in pre-war and post-war period in comparison with war period. The largest hospital mortality was in total and for women in the pre-war period and for men was during the war period. The smallest hospital mortality was in total and for women during the war and for men in pre-war period. We find that lower hospital mortality in women was caused by lower hospital admission because of war time and problems with transport and that larger number of women deceased before admission to the hospital.
authors.affiliation: Medicinski fakultet Sveucilista u Mostaru.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vasilj
authors.forename: Zdenko
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ostojić
authors.forename: Ljerka
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ostojić
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zelenika
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Misković
mesh_terms: D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000401:mortality*; D017522:Bosnia and Herzegovina / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000401:mortality*; D014857:Warfare