Introduction: Smoking is the main cause of disease and death worldwide, being a frequent comorbidity in hospitalized patients, with longer stays and worse results. At Hospital de Clínicas, there are no studies evaluating the prevalence of smoking in hospitalized users since 2005. Objective: to assess the prevalence of smokers and their characteristics in patients admitted to the moderate care room of a University Hospital. Methods: Observational, analytical, cross-sectional study. Results: 100 patients were included, 38% were smokers, 27% ex-smokers and 35% had no history of smoking. The mean age was 48.65 years among the smokers; 63.11 in former smokers; 58.68 in non-smokers. 44.73% of the smokers reported abstinence and intended to maintain abstinence. The mean hospitalization of the group of smokers was 31.07 days, while among non-smokers it was 20.11 (p = 0.1337). 14% of the study population died during hospitalization. Of this group, 14.28% were not smokers, 28.57% were ex-smokers and 57.14% were smokers (p = 0.0569). The mean age of death in smokers was 49.37 years, in ex-smokers it was 70.75 years and 76 years in non-smokers. Conclusions and Implications: high prevalence of smoking in hospitalized patients, with longer
Flavour additives and design lettering in cigarettes and tobacco products available close to educational centers in Montevideo, Uruguay Sabores e características das embalagens de cigarros e produtos de tabaco disponíveis próximos a de centros educativos em Montevidéu, Uruguai
Introducción: proteger a la población del humo de segunda mano (HSM) es uno de los principios de la Organización Mundial de la Salud en el marco del control del tabaco. Existen pocos datos acerca de la exposición de HSM en vehículos en América del Sur. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo determinar el nivel de dicha exposición. Materiales y método: se midieron niveles de micropartículas de materia de 2,5 micras de diámetro (PM2,5) que vehiculizan el HSM en la vía aérea, en modelos expertimentales en autos de fumadores y no fumadores. Resultados: la media de la concentración de PM2,5 fue de 181 mg/m 3 en los autos de fumadores y de 0 mg/m 3 en los autos de no fumadores (p <0,001). La máxima concentración fue de 2.900 mg/m 3 en un auto de fumador estacionado con la ventanilla del conductor parcialmente abierta. Conclusiones: las concentraciones de PM2,5 en vehículos en los que se fuma alcanzó niveles altos, similares a los que se encuentran en ciertos países con políticas de control de tabaco débiles. Este hecho determina la necesidad de nuevas políticas públicas para eliminar el HSM de los vehículos para proteger la salud pública.
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