Abstract
Objective: Publicize the sociodemographic andgeoreferencing characteristics of the Colombianpopulation with endocarditis during the selected period.Methods: The data were obtained from the IntegratedSocial Protection Information System; Prevalencecalculations per 10,000 inhabitants were performed foreach type of endocarditis and sociodemographic variables.Microsoft Excel® 2016 was used for data analysis with 95%confidence intervals according to the Poisson distribution.Results: A total of 7495 records of endocarditis were foundwith an average rate of 0.31/10,000 inhabitants, the mostfrequent being Valvular Endocarditis (0.1/10,000) andAcute Endocarditis (0.09/10,000). The median for age was51 ± 13.7 years, more frequent in males, between 15-64years. The departments with the highest prevalence ratewere Vaupés and Santander. Conclusions: Endocarditishas shown an increasing trend in recent years with ahigher prevalence in the productive age, so it is considerednecessary to generate public health policies to improvediagnosis and treatment.
| Translated title of the contribution | escription and Prevalence of Endocarditis in the Colombian Population in the Period 2015-2020 |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Universitas Medica |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - 01 Jun 2022 |