Abstracts by keywords: management
Every year around 5 million people die from injuries worldwide. This number accounts for 9% of all deaths [1]. It has been proven that men and young people die from injuries more often than women and the elderly, respectively [1–3]. In addition, injuries cause one million permanent disabilities in the European Union every year, and thus have a significant impact on public health in this region of the world [4]. The prevalence of injuries in Germany has only been examined by a few authors in recent years. In 2010, there were an estimated 8 million injuries and more than 20,000 injury deaths in this country [5,6]. In the same year, Rickels et al. found that the incidence of traumatic brain injuries in two separate regions of Germany was 332 per 100,000 people [7]. A cross-sectional telephone survey published in 2013 also estimated that more than 10% of the participants had been diagnosed with accidental injuries requiring medical treatment in the 12 months prior to the survey [8]. More recently, in 2016, Rommel and colleagues showed that at least 2.8% out of more than 14,000 adults were affected by an accident at work [9].
04.06.2018
Chronic coronary heart disease (CHD) contributes significantly to mortality, morbidity and loss of quality of life in Germany. Improved therapies and secondary and tertiary drug prevention have contributed to a significant decrease in CHD-related mortality in recent years. The improved survival with CHD and the growing proportion of the older population lead to an increase in the prevalence of the disease and its complications. The present publication is intended to present the morbidity, mortality and prevalence of chronic CHD in Germany and to identify the population groups that are particularly frequently affected by the disease. In addition, aspects of the burden of disease (quality of life, premature mortality and medical costs) are taken into account. Furthermore, gaps in care and potential for optimizing secondary and tertiary prevention for patients with chronic CHD should be identified.