Brazilian national epidemiological data from the Unified Public Health System (SUS) was used to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiovascular diseases. The study compares hospital admissions, in-hospital deaths, and in-hospital fatality rates from January to May 2020 against data from 2016-2019 and projected 2020 trends. The analysis was conducted by Paulo G. Normando and published in 2021.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in hospital admission rates for cardiovascular diseases based on national epidemiological data.
- Model the relationship between pandemic periods and in-hospital fatality rates based on the described time-series analysis.
- Compare projected versus actual hospitalization and mortality metrics for cardiovascular diseases during a health crisis.
Strengths
- Data covers a national health system, likely representing a large population.
- Analysis compares a 5-month period in 2020 against four previous years (2016-2019).
- Specific percentage changes are reported, such as a 15% decrease in hospitalization rate and a 9% increase in in-hospital fatality.
Limitations
- Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
- Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the specific study period and source platform.
Provenance
- Source
- Paulo G. Normando via paperswithcode, based on data from the Brazilian Unified Public Health System (SUS).
- Collection Method
- Time-series observational study using comparative analysis of national epidemiological records.
- Time Range
- Primary analysis period is January to May 2020, with reference data from 2016 to 2019.
- Geography
- Brazil