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ReviewColombia medica (Cali, Colombia)2020

Mortality from respiratory infections and chronic non-communicable diseases before the COVID-19 pandemic in Cali, Colombia.

Luis Eduardo Bravo, Paola Collazos, Elvia Karina Grillo Ardila, Luz Stella García, Erquinovaldo Millan, Patricia Mera, Jorge Holguín

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Review in Colombia medica (Cali, Colombia), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 48% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Luis Eduardo BravoRegistro Poblacional de Cáncer de Cali. Cali, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0002-9708-0312
Paola CollazosRegistro Poblacional de Cáncer de Cali. Cali, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0002-4570-2087
Elvia Karina Grillo ArdilaRegistro Poblacional de Cáncer de Cali. Cali, Colombia.
Luz Stella GarcíaRegistro Poblacional de Cáncer de Cali. Cali, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0002-8108-1855
Erquinovaldo MillanSecretaria de Salud Pública Municipal de Cali, Cali, Colombia.
Patricia MeraSecretaria de Salud Pública Municipal de Cali, Cali, Colombia.
Jorge HolguínSecretaria de Salud Pública Municipal de Cali, Cali, Colombia.
Universidad del Valle · COSecretaría de Salud de Bogotá · CO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe COVID-19 disease pandemic is a health emergency. Older people and those with chronic noncommunicable diseases are more likely to develop serious illnesses, require ventilatory support, and die from complications.

objectiveTo establish deaths from respiratory infections and some chronic non-communicable diseases that occurred in Cali, before the SARS-CoV-2 disease pandemic.

methodsDuring the 2003-2019 period, 207,261 deaths were registered according to the general mortality database of the Municipal Secretary of Health of Cali. Deaths were coded with the International Classification of Diseases and causes of death were grouped according to WHO guidelines. Rates were standardized by age and are expressed per 100,000 people-year.

resultsA direct relationship was observed between aging and mortality from respiratory infections and chronic non-communicable diseases. Age-specific mortality rates were highest in those older than 80 years for all diseases evaluated. Seasonal variation was evident in respiratory diseases in the elderly. COMMENTS: Estimates of mortality rates from respiratory infections and chronic non-communicable diseases in Cali provide the baseline that will serve as a comparison to estimate the excess mortality caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Health authorities and decision makers should be guided by reliable estimates of mortality and of the proportion of infected people who die from SARS-CoV-2 virus infection.

Indexed as

AgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsCause of DeathChronic DiseaseColombiaCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19HumansNoncommunicable DiseasesPandemicsPneumonia, ViralRespiratory Tract InfectionsRisk FactorsSeasonschronic diseasesCOVID-19mortality from respiratory infections

Identifiers

PMID33012885
PMCPMC7518731
OpenAlexW3042386948

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