Epidemiological Profile and Healthcare Costs of Gallstone-Related Hospitalizations in Niterói, Brazil: A Retrospective Cohort Study (2020-2022)

Autores

  • Luiz Felipe Costa de Almeida Department of Surgery, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil Autor
  • Norman Alejandro Tapia Moya Department of Surgery, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil Autor
  • Emillin Arêvalo de Paula Department of Surgery, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil Autor
  • Victor Alves Costa Department of Surgery, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil Autor
  • Vitória Soares Pires Department of Surgery, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil Autor
  • Mario Fontenele Aragão Department of Surgery, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil Autor
  • Luis Fernando Rosati Rocha Department of Surgery, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil Autor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51473/rcmos.v1i1.2026.2531

Palavras-chave:

Gallstones; Cholecystitis; Hospitalization Costs; Public Health; Health Planning.

Resumo

 This study aims to analyze the epidemiological profile, institutional concentration, and hospitalization costs associated with gallstone disease and cholecystitis in public hospitals in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, from 2020 to 2022. This is a retrospective, descriptive, and analytical epidemiological study using DATASUS data on admissions under ICD-10 category K80 across six public municipal hospitals. A total of 2,033 admissions were recorded, with a strong predominance of female patients (76.64%) and those aged 40 to 59 years (41.31%). Hospital Orêncio de Freitas concentrated most admissions (50.81%) and total hospitalization costs (49.17%), which reached a global sum of USD 384,090. Hospitalization costs were strongly correlated with admission volume (R² = 0.99), whereas age explained only a small proportion of the variability (R² = 0.0131) and sex and race/color showed negligible association (R² < 0.01). Through this study, it was possible to observe that admissions are highly concentrated in a single hospital and predominantly affect women, with expenditures driven by procedural volume rather than demographic factors. This highlights the need to optimize elective surgical flows and decentralize healthcare resources.

 

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Publicado

18.06.2026

Como Citar

ALMEIDA, Luiz Felipe Costa de; MOYA, Norman Alejandro Tapia; PAULA, Emillin Arêvalo de; COSTA, Victor Alves; PIRES, Vitória Soares; ARAGÃO, Mario Fontenele; ROCHA, Luis Fernando Rosati. Epidemiological Profile and Healthcare Costs of Gallstone-Related Hospitalizations in Niterói, Brazil: A Retrospective Cohort Study (2020-2022). RCMOS - Revista Científica Multidisciplinar O Saber, Brasil, v. 1, n. 1, 2026. DOI: 10.51473/rcmos.v1i1.2026.2531. Disponível em: https://submissoesrevistarcmos.com.br/rcmos/article/view/2531. Acesso em: 19 jun. 2026.