Health – Düsseldorf – Circulatory diseases most common reason for hospitalization – health

Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) – About 4.1 million people left a hospital in North Rhine-Westphalia last year after inpatient treatment. The state statistical office IT.NRW reported on Friday in Düsseldorf. The number also includes infants. Compared to 2020, 1.1% more people were treated in a clinic in NRW. However, it was 12.7% lower than before the coronavirus pandemic began in 2019 with 4.7 million people at the time.

In 2021, diseases of the circulatory system – 618,000 cases – were the most common cause of hospitalization, IT.NRW reported. A look at the individual diagnoses shows that most of the cases were heart failure: 97,900 patients received medical treatment for this reason. The second most common diagnosis was atrial flutter or fibrillation with 77,100 cases, followed by alcohol-induced psychological and behavioral disturbances with 53,400 cases.

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