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Revista Uruguaya de Medicina Interna

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Abstract

MINACAPILLI, Mauricio et al. Prevalence of smoking and its characteristics in patients hospitalized in moderate care at a public university hospital. Rev. Urug. Med. Int. [online]. 2021, vol.6, n.1, pp.24-33.  Epub Mar 01, 2021. ISSN 2393-6797.  https://doi.org/10.26445/06.01.3.

Introduction:

Smoking is the main cause of disease and death worldwide, being a frequent comorbidity in hospitalized patients, with longer stays and worse results. At Hospital de Clínicas, there are no studies evaluating the prevalence of smoking in hospitalized users since 2005.

Objective:

to assess the prevalence of smokers and their characteristics in patients admitted to the moderate care room of a University Hospital.

Methods:

Observational, analytical, cross-sectional study. Results: 100 patients were included, 38% were smokers, 27% ex-smokers and 35% had no history of smoking. The mean age was 48.65 years among the smokers; 63.11 in former smokers; 58.68 in non-smokers. 44.73% of the smokers reported abstinence and intended to maintain abstinence. The mean hospitalization of the group of smokers was 31.07 days, while among non-smokers it was 20.11 (p = 0.1337). 14% of the study population died during hospitalization. Of this group, 14.28% were not smokers, 28.57% were ex-smokers and 57.14% were smokers (p = 0.0569). The mean age of death in smokers was 49.37 years, in ex-smokers it was 70.75 years and 76 years in non-smokers.

Conclusions and Implications:

high prevalence of smoking in hospitalized patients, with longer hospital stays, and higher mortality at a younger age. Many smokers are highly motivated to quit and would benefit from interdisciplinary teams to address them.

Keywords : Uruguay international smoking.

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