[Evaluation of hospitalizations in the gastroenterology service of Gabriel Toure Hospital, Mali]

Mali Med. 2006;21(3):28-31.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The goal of this study was to appreciate principal affections and mortality and in gastroenterology service of Gabriel Touré Hospital. It is about a survey longitudinal that has permit to analyze patients who have been care. During study, 766 patients were unregistered. Mean age of patient was 45.17 years and a sex ratio (M/F) = 1.10. The rate of reference was 13.85%. The morbidity was dominated by HIV infection (29.90%) followed by Hepato-cellular Carcinoma (7.83%) and cirrhosis (4.05%). Mortality (18.41%) was dominated by the VIH infection, HCC and Cirrhosis. The precocious recourse to cares, the improvement of work conditions, the sensitization, the infectious illness prevention is factors that will permit a reduction of morbidity and hospital mortality.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Gastroenterology
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / therapy
  • Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Mali / epidemiology
  • Middle Aged