Author/Editor		Šešok, Janja; Sočan, Maja
Title		Breme akutnih okužb dihal v Sloveniji
Translated title		Burden of acute respiratory infections in Slovenia
Type		članek
Source		In: Beović B, Strle F, Čižman M, editors. Stopenjska obravnava najpogostejših okužb. Zbornik predavanj Infektološki simpozij 2006; 2006 mar; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: Sekcija za kemoterapijo SZD, Klinika za infekcijske bolezni in vročinska stanja,
Publication year		2006
Volume		str. 37-54
Language		slo
Abstract		Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are common cause for consultations, hospital admission, and death, especially in the elderly. The data presented were abstracted from five computerased databases of Institute of Public Health from year 1997 to year 2004. 14 % of all patient visits to primary care physicians were caused by ARI, mainly by upper respiratory tract infections. The number of consultations varied on yearly basis. Very high number of patient visits was registered in year 1999 <Inore then 970 000, nearly 28 000 cases with pneumonia), lower but still very high in the following year. Influenza season 1999/2000 was particularly devastating in Slovenia (as elsewhere in Europe) caused by influenza A virus H3N2. From year 1997 on, the number of consultations on secondary level of medical care, increased. On average, ARI caused 4,4% of all hospitalizations. The number and duration of hospitalizations caused by ARI diminished due to the reduction of hospitalizations for upper respiratory tract infections. The number of hospitalizations caused by ARI decreased from 4295 in year 1997 to 3637 in year 2003. During the same period, the average period of hospitalization lessened for 1,6 days. As expected, pneumonia was a most frequent cause of death among elderly. The number of premature deaths (i.e. death before reaching 65 years of age) caused by ARI was more than 60 cases every year. In the year 1999 the number of premature deaths was exceptionally high (89 cases). The number of sick leave caused by ARI decreased, but still represented 16.6% of all sick leave cases in year 2004. (Abstract truncated at 2000 characters)
Descriptors		RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE HOSPITALIZATION HEALTH CARE COSTS INFLUENZA PNEUMONIA SLOVENIA ABSENTEEISM